Table 2.
Awareness and attitudes towards waste segregation.
| Category | Subcategory | n | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness of color-coded bags | Red bag - aware | 52 | 98.1 |
| Red bag - unaware | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Blue bag - aware | 52 | 98.1 | |
| Blue bag - unaware | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Black bag - aware | 50 | 94.3 | |
| Black bag - unaware | 3 | 5.7 | |
| Orange bag - aware | 49 | 92.5 | |
| Orange bag - unaware | 4 | 7.5 | |
| Belief in in-service training | Strongly believes | 28 | 52.8 |
| Moderately believes | 21 | 39.6 | |
| Does not believe | 4 | 7.5 | |
| Trust in unit’s waste management | Trusts | 31 | 58.5 |
| Does not trust | 4 | 7.5 | |
| Depends on situation | 18 | 34.0 | |
| Awareness of bag capacity | Aware | 42 | 79.2 |
| Unaware | 11 | 20.8 | |
| Understanding of cost contribution | Aware | 49 | 86.8 |
| Unaware | 1 | 1.9 | |
| No opinion | 6 | 11.3 | |
| Internal compliance with waste management | Yes | 30 | 56.6 |
| No | 5 | 9.4 | |
| Sometimes | 18 | 34.0 | |
| Importance of waste management | Important | 52 | 98.1 |
| No opinion | 1 | 1.9 |