A Study of the Knowledge, Awareness and Behaviour Regarding Plastic Waste Management in Pune City

Abstract

Plastic waste is a problem for us all. Even though plastic is one of the wonder products the problem starts when it becomes a waste. As the populations grows so does the amount of waste. The waste generation is much more in the urban areas which creates a problem because of the volume and as the waste is not segregates Keshav Sita Memorial Foundation trust is a one of the leading trust in Pune city the works on plastic waste management wherein they create awareness of segregation at source and also collect waste plastic from various households this plastic is usually the post-consumer plastic which includes mainly packaging wrapping and other traditionally non recycling plastic Around 665 people from various backgrounds from various WhatsApp groups respondent to the questionnaire. The basic statistical analysis was done on a various subject ranging from the behind the participation in plastic Warrior project and to understand the Habit change which has resulted into the long lasting behavioural change. It has been shown in many previous studies that for a sustainable waste management one needs active participation from the garbage producers I the people who generate the waste at their home workplace or other places. The behavioural change takes more time but also has longer lasting affect not only on the behaviour of the person but the behaviour of the householders also.