Knowledge, Practice and Perception of Local Waste Disposal Personnel Regarding Domestic Waste Management at Uttara in Dhaka: A Case Study

The purpose of the study is to identify the knowledge, practice and perception of local waste disposal personnel regarding domestic waste management at Uttara Sector # 10 & 11. The purposive sampling method was used to collect the data. The study was conducted in Sectors 10 & 11. There were 50 male participants in this study. The pretested questionnaire was to the 50 male participants. The study was conducted using mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative). Both open-ended and close-ended questions led the participants to explore the knowledge, practice and perception of local waste disposal personnel. The study revealed that most of the participants (68%) are young adults. Only 12 participants are a child. It also investigated that most of the participants are not well-educated. The 35 people stated that they never went to school. The working experience of the total participants in this study is represented through a pie chart. The highest working experience level is 36 per cent, which is 2-5 years of working experience with waste disposal techniques. The second highest is 32 per cent and their working experience is below 2 years. This work also found that all the participants usually collect household waste including spoiled food, spoiled vegetable, glass items, paper and polythene. Among 50, 35 people know about the importance of waste management. The study also showed that the 48 people don't take any precautions because the authority does not provide them and the rest of them are accustomed. Most of the participants did not receive any training from the authority. 74% of people stated that their health is being affected by the job due to bad odour exposure from the waste. The number of injuries is high among them and 75% of people said that they have been injured many times with glass and needles. Most of them (46%) did not receive any treatment. On the other hand, 88% of people said they did not report anyone about their injury. It also revealed that ......