Municipal Solid Waste Recycling an Action along with Resistive Economics

• Main Authors: Aram Tirgar, Zahra Aghalari
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2016-08-01
• Series: Salāmat-i ijtimā̒ī
• Subjects: Recycling, Waste, Resistive economics, Knowledge, Practice
• Online Access: http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/en-ch/article/view/13433

<p><strong>Background and Objective:</strong> In the current situation, it seems that municipal solid waste recycling despite hygienic, economic and environmental aspects is important from sociopolitical aspect. The aim of this study was to determine waste recycling condition and the knowledge of households about resistive economics, as an action along with a policy.</p><p><strong>Materials and Methods</strong>: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 family of Amirkola city in Mazandaran province during 2013. The samples were collected from 33 regions using cluster sampling method. The data was collected by means of researcher-made data collection sheet and analyzed using descriptive statistical indices and Chi- square test, and p&lt;0.05 was considered as significant.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: The results showed that the mean (SD) of age were 39.1 (10.9) years and 176 (53%) female. More than half of households (56.9%) were recycling municipal solid waste (plastic, paper, glass, and food residue) which the share of plastic, and paper were the highest. Only 59 (29%) were familiar with resistive economics, but there was not any significant relation between waste recycling and their awareness of resistive economics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The limitation of knowledge about resistive economics, and their weakness of practice about waste recycling imply that the authorities should have definite programs in order to increase family information and participations in social issues.</p>