Table 9.
Correlation between income level and waste composition.
| Waste composition | Correlation with income level |
|
|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient, r | P value | |
| Biodegradable Waste | −0.987 | 0.0016 |
| Plastics | 0.990 | 0.0011 |
| Paper & cardboard | 0.975 | 0.0046 |
| Glass | 0.848 | 0.0691 |
| Textiles &wood | −0.756 | 0.1390 |
| Electric goods | 0.911 | 0.0312 |
| Metals | 0.979 | 0.0037 |
| Medical waste | 0.973 | 0.0053 |
| Dust & others | −0.870 | 0.0554 |