Master’s thesis Environmental Management Assessment of the Source Separation of Household Solid Wastes in Nigeria

If ‘7’ is yes, do you separate waste

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Adedara, M.L, Adedara, M.L, Summary of Doctoral Research Structure - FINAL SUBMITTED- ADEDARA, Adedara, M.L

Figure 16. Bar chart- do respondents separate waste

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If ‘7’ is yes, do you separate waste
Table 8: Do you separate waste
if '7' is Y, dob byou separate
Frequency
Percentage of n
Always
13 7.0% Sometimes
17 8.5% Never
22 11.0%
valid responses
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Source. Researcher’s field data, Lagos, March 2018

Figure 16. Bar chart- do respondents separate waste
The above question was only answered by respondents who ticked yes to question 7 which seeks to know if an individual knows about source separation of waste. Hence the responses to question ‘7’ are extrapolated to questions ‘8’ and ‘9’. Since majority ticked no to question ‘7’, there were more respondents for question ‘9’ than question ‘8’. Some respondents who practice source separation keep pet bottles aside for sale to traders who in turn sell them to local plastic recycling industries while some others separate food waste for use as manure in their little garden
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36 or as food for their domestic pets. Some other respondents in a bid to avoid the foul odour from food waste, throw such food remnant on the streets for stray domestic pets in their neighbourhood. Generally, in the study area, 40% (translates to 11% of n) of those who claim to know about waste separation from source have never separated their waste.

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