Waste disposal practices in low-income settlements of South Africa

dc.contributor.authorHaywood, Lorren Kirsty
dc.contributor.authorKapwata, Thandi
dc.contributor.authorOelofse, Suzan
dc.contributor.authorBreetzke, Gregory Dennis
dc.contributor.authorWright, Caradee Yael
dc.contributor.emailgreg.breetzke@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-08T04:35:28Z
dc.date.available2022-04-08T04:35:28Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-02
dc.description.abstractDomestic solid waste is rapidly increasing due to accelerated population growth and urbanization. Improper waste disposal poses potential health risks and environmental concerns. Here, we investigated waste disposal practices in relation to household/dwelling characteristics in South African low-income communities. Data for 2014 to 2019 from a community-orientated primary care program were analyzed using logistic regression. Families who reported living in a shack were more likely to dump waste in the street. Households who reported using non-electric sources of fuel for heating/cooking, those who lacked proper sanitation, and those who did not have access to piped water inside the dwelling were more likely to dispose of waste by dumping it in the street/in the yard or burying it. Families living in low-income settlements are at risk of solid waste exposure and this situation is exacerbated by poor access to piped water, proper sanitation, and electricity.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeography, Geoinformatics and Meteorologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2022en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe SAMRCen_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerphen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHaywood, L.K.; Kapwata, T.; Oelofse, S.; Breetzke, G.;Wright, C.Y. Waste Disposal Practices in Low-Income Settlements of South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 8176. https://DOI.org/ 10.3390/ijerph18158176.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/ijerph18158176
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/84833
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPI Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.en_ZA
dc.subjectEnvironmental healthen_ZA
dc.subjectPollutionen_ZA
dc.subjectPovertyen_ZA
dc.subjectService deliveryen_ZA
dc.subjectWaste managementen_ZA
dc.titleWaste disposal practices in low-income settlements of South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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