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

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 o...

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Main Authors:	Afroz, Rafia, Keisuke, Hanaki, Tudin, Rabaah
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Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2010
Subjects:	HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling	iium-112282015-11-18T01:18:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11228/ Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh Afroz, Rafia Keisuke, Hanaki Tudin, Rabaah HD28 Management. Industrial Management 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. Springer 2010-11-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11228/1/WA_11228_RAFIA_Factors_affecting_the_generation_of_House-hold_waste.pdf 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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description	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.
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title	Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_short	Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_full	Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
title_sort	factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in dhaka city, bangladesh
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Factors affecting waste generation: a study in a waste management program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

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