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