The Practices of At-Source Segregation of Household Solid Waste by the Youths in Nepal

Table 2

Waste segregation practices among the youths of Nepal.

Characteristics	n	%
Number of bins in the kitchen
One	184	35.2
Two	257	49.2
More than two	56	10.7
No bins inside the kitchen	25	4.8
Source segregation
Yes	419	80.3
No	103	19.7
Segregation if asked
Yes	493	94.4
No	29	5.6
Segregation if incentives
Yes	213	40.8
No	6	1.1
Maybe	303	58.0
Preferred advantage for segregating waste at n = 522 and 810 responses source
Free compost	190	36.4
Cash discount on service fee	219	42
Privilege in service provided by local government	157	30.1
Infrastructure set up in your community	244	46.7
Waste collected separately
Yes	19	3.6
No	503	96.4