Effectiveness of Information Booklet on Knowledge, Practices and Willingness Regarding Recycling of Solid Household Waste Management among Residents

Background: Pune is the 8th largest city in India and the 2nd largest in the state of Maharashtra. Population is about 4 million and the households are nearly 1 million. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of information booklet on knowledge, practice and willingness of residents regarding recycling of household waste management. Methodology: The research design was quasi experimental: pre-test post-test research design with the sample size 100 and used systematic random sampling technique. The structured questionnaire was administered. In order to establish the reliability of the tool inter rater method was used. The scores were calculated and reliability was established by Kappa method which was 0.80. The phases of data collection were informed consent was taken followed by the pretest and distribution of information booklet on recycling of solid household waste management to the residents and posttest was administered after 15 to 20 days of pretest and processed the data for analysis. Results: t-test was used to check the effectiveness of the informational booklet on knowledge regarding recycling of solid household waste management among residents. t-value for this test was 27.4 with 99 degrees of freedom, corresponding p-value was of the order of 0.000, which is small (less than 0.05), the null hypothesis is rejected. Conclusion: It was concluded that, the intervention which was provided to the residents was very effective in improving their knowledge, attitude and willingness towards the good practices of waste management at home.