Bekabil, Urgessa Tilahun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6404-2048
Jayamohan, M. K. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4594-1536
Beyene, Amsalu Bedemo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0317-0844
Article History
Received: 7 May 2025
Accepted: 18 November 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
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: Research was conducted following the guidelines of the Ethics Committee of the College of Business and Economics at Jimma University, which includes a board of supervisors and examiners. They have approved the methodological protocol for data collection for this research. Participants gave their informed consent and participated voluntarily. They received assurances that their involvement was entirely voluntary and that they might stop at any moment.
: Permission was obtained from the participants prior to the study to publish the research findings and photographs of the captured waste. No photographs were taken of participants, except for the researcher, to maintain anonymity.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.