Many cities in the global South suffer from vast inadequacies and deficiencies in their solid waste management. In the city of Kisumu in Kenya, waste management is fragmented and insufficient with most household waste remaining uncollected. Solid waste enters and leaves public space through an intricate web of connected, mostly informal, actions. This article scrutinizes waste management of informal settlements, based on the case of Kisumu, to identify weak links in waste management chains and find neighborhood responses to bridge these gaps. Systems theory and action net theory support our analysis to understand the actions, actors, and processes associated with waste and its management. We use qualitative data from fieldwork and hands on engagement in waste management in Kisumu. Our main conclusion is that new waste initiatives should build on existing waste management practices already being performed within informal settlements by waste scavengers, waste pickers, waste entrepreneurs, and community-based organizations.

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弥合非正规住区固体废物管理的薄弱环节

全球南方的许多城市在固体废物管理方面存在巨大的不足和不足。在肯尼亚的基苏木市，垃圾管理分散且不充分，大多数家庭垃圾仍未收集。固体废物通过一个由相互关联的、大多是非正式的行动组成的复杂网络进出公共空间。本文以基苏木的案例为基础，对非正规住区的废物管理进行了仔细审查，以确定废物管理链中的薄弱环节，并找到社区应对措施来弥合这些差距。系统理论和行动网络理论支持我们的分析，以了解与废物及其管理相关的行动、参与者和过程。我们使用来自实地工作的定性数据并亲自参与基苏木的废物管理。