Descriptive Statistics | ||||
Factors Affecting the Solid Waste Management | Mean | Standard Deviation | Analysis N | |
Socio-economic Factors | Family size (SEF1) | 3.42 | 1.172 | 150 |
Monthly income (SEF2) | 4.61 | 0.692 | 150 | |
Education level (SEF3) | 4.51 | 0.603 | 150 | |
Waste Management Fee Collection (SEF4) | 3.60 | 1.416 | 150 | |
Relationship between service providers and users (SEF5) | 3.17 | 1.061 | 150 | |
Cultural Factors | Lack of concern for waste management (CUL1) | 4.56 | 0.501 | 150 |
Blaming others (CUL2) | 2.79 | 1.461 | 150 | |
Citizen’s willingness to participate in solutions (CUL3) | 3.45 | 1.971 | 150 | |
Participation in public awareness program (CUL4) | 3.67 | 1.471 | 150 | |
Physical and Technical factors | condition of the infrastructure and roads to manage solid waste in the city (PHTEC1) | 4.23 | 0.541 | 150 |
Irregularity of Waste Collection (PHTEC2) | 3.35 | 1.113 | 150 | |
Inadequate infrastructure, poor roads, and Vehicles (PHTEC3) | 3.41 | 1.285 | 150 | |
Technological Knowledge of municipal workers (PHTEC4) | 4.25 | 0.600 | 150 | |
Institutional factors | Skilled personnel (INS1) | 3.44 | 1.728 | 150 |
perception of the institution of the municipality (INS2) | 3.38 | 1.768 | 150 | |
Perception about the efficiency of the solid waste collection system of the municipal authority (INS3) | 4.37 | 0.504 | 150 | |
Inappropriate media for getting information about SWM (INS4) | 4.17 | 1.134 | 150 | |
Environmental Factors | Leaders’/communities have in their environmental issues related to solid waste (ENV1) | 1.50 | 0.501 | 150 |
Unsustainable Landfill system (ENV2) | 2.46 | 1.427 | 150 | |
NGO’S program can raise the awareness about SWM (ENV3) | 1.77 | 0.709 | 150 | |
Mismanagement of solid waste creates health and environmental problems (ENV4) | 1.81 | 0.839 | 150 |