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Safe Solid Waste Disposal

Indicator Phrasing

% of households that safely dispose of their solid waste
See indicator in other languages

Indicator Phrasing

English: % of households that safely dispose of their solid waste

French: % de ménages qui jettent leurs déchets solides d'une manière sûre

Spanish: % de hogares que eliminan sus residuos sólidos de forma segura

Portuguese: % dos agregados familiares que eliminam com segurança os seus resíduos sólidos

Czech: % domácností, které se pevného odpadu zbavují bezpečně

What is its purpose?

The indicator assesses the proportion of households which dispose of their solid waste in a way that does not threaten human and environmental health (which can occur, for example, from the breeding of flies and rodents or from polluting water sources).

How to Collect and Analyse the Required Data

Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with a representative sample of your target group members:

 

RECOMMENDED SURVEY QUESTION (Q) AND POSSIBLE ANSWERS (A)

Q1: Where do you dispose of your household’s solid waste?

A1: _

1) bury it

2) burn it

3) carry to a designated waste disposal site 

4) carry it to an unofficial waste dump

5) other – specify: …………………………

 

NOTE: Only answers 1-3 count as “safe disposal” (option 3 only if it is an officially designated place posing no health hazards).

 

To calculate the indicator's value, divide the number of households that safely dispose of their solid waste i.e. answers 1-3) by the total number of interviewed respondents. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

 

E-Questionnaire

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Important Comments

1) BHA phrases this indicator differently, as "percent of households targeted by the WASH promotion program that are properly disposing of solid waste". 

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