Habits & Attitude of Householders About Solid Waste Management in Pune City

Abstract

Solid waste management is one of the challenges faced by many cities. Poor solid waste management will lead to various problems in health, environment, and socio-economic aspects. Pune has been innovative in its solid waste management. To help achieve this the city has tied up with a group of marginalized women at the forefront of a campaign to clean the city. Through an agreement with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), more than 3,000 women workers provide door-to-door waste collection services to over 600,000 homes in the city, The waste generators, i.e. the householders are major part of the waste management process. Their attitude and habit about the waste generated in the household and how it is handed to the municipal corporation affects the whole waste management of the city. In this study descriptive quantitative questioner was prepared by researcher. A total 708 respondents or the householder participated in this study. Results show that people are more aware about the disposal of dry waste even its is smaller part of the composition of the total waste. It also shows that there is a rational bias when it comes to peoples’ belief and their actions when it comes to recycling. Keywords: SWM, Habits of householders, Pune solid waste management