Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Afroz, Rafia and Keisuke, Hanaki and Tudin, Rabaah (2010) Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 179 (1-4). pp. 509-519. ISSN 0167-6369

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Abstract

Information on waste generation, socioeconomic characteristics, and willingness of the households to separate waste was obtained from interviews with 402 respondents in Dhaka city. Ordinary least square regression was used to determine the dominant factors that might influence the waste generation of the households. The results showed that the waste generation of the households in Dhaka city was significantly affected by household size, income, concern about the environment, and willingness to separate the waste. These factors are necessary to effectively improve waste management, growth and performance, as well as to reduce the environmental degradation of the household waste.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5965/11228
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User:	Dr Rafia Afroz
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2012 07:28
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2015 09:18
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/11228

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