Track: Waste Management

Abstract

Solid waste management is one of the leading problems to date as humanity strives to create and manufacture products to meet our most basic life demands. Because of inappropriate dumping and lack of awareness of households, there have been misconceptions about the practices of solid waste management. The key causes of the improper management of solid waste are the lack of financial management and logistics, the lack of municipal facilities, the lack of land use planning, the lack of consideration for basic aesthetics and industrial and commercial development, as well as attitudes and socio-cultural practices. Improper solid waste management can lead to negative effects on the health of individuals and damage the environment. Different factors should be considered in determining the perspective and behavior of households on solid waste management. These factors have influences in the behavior based on their capability and priorities as well as their knowledge of solid waste management. While the lack of solid waste management can be due to a variety of factors, it is important to stress the role of community constituents, their behaviors, their waste management activities, and their relationships with other players of the waste management system, since they are the key users of waste management facilities.

Using a framework, this study shows different solutions to improve household solid waste management. The framework covers three main priorities for household solid waste management namely (1) raising awareness on solid waste management policies, (2) improving and encouraging proper solid waste management, and (3) resolving problems on solid waste management that concern households.

Keywords

Household Solid Waste Management, Framework, and Cross-Sectional Research