Willingness To Pay For Solid Waste Management Services: A Case Study Of Islamabad

Solid Waste Management Remains A Serious Problem In Most Of The Developing World, Although It Consumes A Larger Portion Of Municipal Budgets. In The Current Project, A Number Of Solid Waste Management Studies Were Conducted For Islamabad City Mostly Focusing On The Generation, Collection And Disposal Of Waste. Moreover, A Contingent Valuation Survey Approach Was Applied For The Project. A Stratified Random Sampling Technique Was Applied For Sample Size Selection Of Five Hundred Respondents. A Double Bounded Dichotomous Choice Questions Followed By An Open Ended Question Format Was Used To Elicit Willingness To Pay And Maximum Willingness Of The Respondents.