The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on Household Solid Waste Generation and Composition: A Case Study in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam

Abstract

Abstract This paper estimated the household solid waste (HSW) generation and composition in Thu Dau Mot city. The study also determined the socio-economic factors influencing the waste generation of the households in the city by using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. 300 sample households were selected for the study by using a stratified random sampling methodology. The results indicated that the average HSW generation in Thu Dau Mot was 0.76 kg/household/day. These wastes comprised of six categories of wastes, with the largest component of organic waste (67%). The effect of income, household size and environmental concern on HSW generation is statically significant at 1%. This study suggests new insights concerning the role of socioeconomic characteristics in affecting the generation of household waste in Thu Dau Mot city, Vietnam.