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. 2021 Apr 9;23(4):1678–1687. doi: 10.1007/s10163-021-01225-4

Table 2.

Characteristics of Household solid waste management since COVID-19

Guyana Nigeria
Noticed increase in household waste since COVID-19 64.8% 59.6%
Household waste volume doubled since COVID-19 45.7% 50.1%
Noticed change in municipal waste collection services since COVID-19 23.6% 63.9%
Municipal services scheduled once a week 63.6% 75.9%
Household engages in more recycling activities since COVID-19 46.8% 16.5%
Households in data located in the most populous municipalities 51.4% 20.4%
Households in data with landfill or dumpsite in community 28.2% 30.4%
Households that engages in self-disposing since COVID-19 31.0% 31.9%

Measured as a percentage frequency of the sample; the values reported represented the largest share of the sample