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Investigation on People’s Knowledge, Attitude and Operation of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Sanandaj City, Iran
One of the most important environmental and healthy aspects is producing the kind of solid wastes, especially garbage, which due to its high volume, decay ability, and social and economical problems has a special site. Due to deficiency of the solid waste disposal facility, pollution and solid waste-borne diseases have been caused despite developing of solid waste management. Since producing stage has a basic role in solid waste management, we should not forget the producer site. Based on this, it was decided to carry out this research in the form of survey by questionnaire, which was completed by samples of the community. The conclusions of the research showed that 23 percent had good knowledge, 49 percent medium knowledge, and remaining had weak knowledge. In attitude questions, it was found that 36 percent people had good attitude, while the medium and weak attitude of was 54 percent and 10 percent respectively. But in operation part, only 4 percent had good operation knowledge, while the medium and weak operation knowledge was 22 percent and 74 percent respectively. Based on the above, it was figured out that the majority of Sanandajian had good attitude but weak knowledge and operation, which were not compatible. Therefore, it is suggested that the knowledge and operation levels of the community can be increased by good educational programmes by related organs and by the media.
Keywords
Solid Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste, Sanandaj City, Garbage.
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