Research Article
Analysis of Enterprise Profile and Composition of Solid Waste Generated in the Informal Sector of Gweru, Zimbabwe
Table 7
Descriptive statistics of mean waste % generated in all the enterprises.
| | Waste category | Number of areas | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Standard deviation |
| | Food/putrescibles | 5 | 6.40 | 57.00 | 26.0000 | 19.18658 | | Cardboard | 5 | 4.00 | 7.50 | 5.7000 | 1.52480 | | Paper | 5 | 6.00 | 10.70 | 7.8000 | 2.25278 | | Plastic | 5 | 4.50 | 7.20 | 5.7000 | 1.03682 | | Glass and ceramics | 5 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 4.0000 |
.93541 | | Metal | 5 | 5.00 | 39.60 | 19.9000 | 14.91392 | | Wood | 5 | 2.00 | 17.00 | 11.1000 | 5.59464 | | Textiles | 5 | 1.00 | 8.50 | 4.7000 | 3.42053 | | Rubber | 5 | 1.00 | 5.60 | 3.7000 | 1.78885 | | WEEE | 5 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.1000 | .74162 | | Soil and builders rubble | 5 | 2.60 | 13.90 | 6.2000 | 4.23674 | | Miscellaneous | 5 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 2.8000 | 1.52480 |
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