Table 2 Waste management practices at...

Table 2

Waste management practices at students' households

Survey questions		Project (N = 43)	Lecture (N = 22)	Control (N = 34)	Total (N = 99)
Survey questions		%	%	%	%
Recycling	Always	12	14	12	12
	Sometimes	63	73	68	67
	No	26	14	21	21
Recycled waste	Newspapers	47	46	47	47
	Plastic	54	55	62	57
	Glass	7	14	9	9
	Cans	21	36	27	26
Quantity taken for recycling (per box of size 40 × 60 cm)	<1 box	30	23	18	24
	2 boxes	44	46	50	47
	3–5 boxes	14	14	18	15
	6–8 boxes	0	0	0	0
	>8 boxes	0	9	0	2
Segregation of organic waste from household waste	Always	16	18	18	17
	Sometimes	51	41	29	41
	No	33	41	53	41
Disposal of organic food waste	Taken to landfill with other waste	21	27	35	27
	Taken to landfill separated from other waste	16	0	9	10
	Composted at home	5	14	9	8
	Sent to be composted off-site	7	5	9	7
	Fed to livestock	44	36	32	38
	Other	12	27	9	14
Disposal of soft yard waste	Composted at home	2	18	6	7
	Left in lawn or garden areas	14	9	6	10
	Left for city pick-up	26	18	29	25
	Taken to approved city drop-off site	7	14	18	12
	Fed to livestock	23	23	15	20
	Other	23	18	27	23
Disposal of wood waste	Composted at home	5	23	6	9
	Left in lawn or garden areas	16	14	12	14
	Left for city pick-up	30	18	38	30
	Taken to approved city drop-off site	12	27	12	15
	Other	37	23	29	31
Household composting	Already composting	2	32	9	11
	Composting after university intervention	23	0	0	10
	Not composting	74	68	91	79

Survey questions		Project (N = 43)	Lecture (N = 22)	Control (N = 34)	Total (N = 99)
Survey questions		%	%	%	%
Recycling	Always	12	14	12	12
	Sometimes	63	73	68	67
	No	26	14	21	21
Recycled waste	Newspapers	47	46	47	47
	Plastic	54	55	62	57
	Glass	7	14	9	9
	Cans	21	36	27	26
Quantity taken for recycling (per box of size 40 × 60 cm)	<1 box	30	23	18	24
	2 boxes	44	46	50	47
	3–5 boxes	14	14	18	15
	6–8 boxes	0	0	0	0
	>8 boxes	0	9	0	2
Segregation of organic waste from household waste	Always	16	18	18	17
	Sometimes	51	41	29	41
	No	33	41	53	41
Disposal of organic food waste	Taken to landfill with other waste	21	27	35	27
	Taken to landfill separated from other waste	16	0	9	10
	Composted at home	5	14	9	8
	Sent to be composted off-site	7	5	9	7
	Fed to livestock	44	36	32	38
	Other	12	27	9	14
Disposal of soft yard waste	Composted at home	2	18	6	7
	Left in lawn or garden areas	14	9	6	10
	Left for city pick-up	26	18	29	25
	Taken to approved city drop-off site	7	14	18	12
	Fed to livestock	23	23	15	20
	Other	23	18	27	23
Disposal of wood waste	Composted at home	5	23	6	9
	Left in lawn or garden areas	16	14	12	14
	Left for city pick-up	30	18	38	30
	Taken to approved city drop-off site	12	27	12	15
	Other	37	23	29	31
Household composting	Already composting	2	32	9	11
	Composting after university intervention	23	0	0	10
	Not composting	74	68	91	79

Sharing Unavailable