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Table 1

Students' organic waste-generating habits

Survey questions		Project (N = 43)	Lecture (N = 22)	Control (N = 34)	Total (N = 99)
Survey questions		%	%	%	%
Weekly number of meals prepared	2 meals or less	26	14	21	21
	7 meals	16	14	18	16
	14 meals	33	32	24	29
	>14 meals	23	41	35	31
Daily consumption of organic food	<30%	42	55	41	44
	30–50%	37	27	35	34
	50–70%	19	9	21	17
	>70%	2	5	0	2
Meals containing vegetables and fruits	Always	84	68	59	72
	Sometimes	16	32	41	28
	No	0	0	0	0
Weekly purchase of fruits and vegetables	1 kg	14	23	0	11
	2–3 kg	47	32	29	37
	4–5 kg	21	32	47	32
	6 kg	19	9	21	17
Garden maintained	Yes	91	91	91	91
Garden maintained	No	9	9	9	9
Products applied in garden	Commercial fertilizer	47	36	32	39
	Low/no phosphorous fertilizer	2	9	0	3
	Pesticide	23	9	12	16
	Homemade compost	2	9	12	7
	Purchased compost	21	14	32	23
	Grey water (from kitchen/washing machine)	16	14	9	13

Survey questions		Project (N = 43)	Lecture (N = 22)	Control (N = 34)	Total (N = 99)
Survey questions		%	%	%	%
Weekly number of meals prepared	2 meals or less	26	14	21	21
	7 meals	16	14	18	16
	14 meals	33	32	24	29
	>14 meals	23	41	35	31
Daily consumption of organic food	<30%	42	55	41	44
	30–50%	37	27	35	34
	50–70%	19	9	21	17
	>70%	2	5	0	2
Meals containing vegetables and fruits	Always	84	68	59	72
	Sometimes	16	32	41	28
	No	0	0	0	0
Weekly purchase of fruits and vegetables	1 kg	14	23	0	11
	2–3 kg	47	32	29	37
	4–5 kg	21	32	47	32
	6 kg	19	9	21	17
Garden maintained	Yes	91	91	91	91
Garden maintained	No	9	9	9	9
Products applied in garden	Commercial fertilizer	47	36	32	39
	Low/no phosphorous fertilizer	2	9	0	3
	Pesticide	23	9	12	16
	Homemade compost	2	9	12	7
	Purchased compost	21	14	32	23
	Grey water (from kitchen/washing machine)	16	14	9	13

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