Household Waste Management Practices among the People of Shamli District: An Assessment

Abstract

Solid waste management has turn into a primary environmental issue in India. Improper disposal and waste management have a grim effect on the surroundings and human health condition (physically & mentally). This study aims to assess solid waste management among households of Shamli district. Simple random and systematic sampling techniques were used to select 344 respondents for the study. Simple frequency and percentage method was used to analyze the data. Results indicates that public waste collection area was far from households as endorsed by the majority (51.5%) of the respondents. The majority (51.5%) of the households spanned a distance of more than 15 minutes arriving to the dumping spot. In conclusion, the study found that community household waste dumping zone was outlying from households. This indicates that the distance from the resident place to the final waste disposal area covered more than 15 minutes to complete the journey. Based on the major findings of the study, researcher proposes that district assembly needs to provide waste collection trash to every household. It may oblige the residents not to dispose of their household waste randomly.