Table 4.

Typical waste disposal practices worldwide

Area	Dispose of in the waste collection/disposal site	Composted	Segregated for sale and animal feed	Open waste burning (in and outside backyard)	Dumping randomly (in and outside backyard, ditches, abandoned land)	Bury (in and outside backyard)	Dispose of in the river, canal, swamps	Others	References
Urban areas
Kampala City, Uganda	87.00%	–	–	13.00%	–	–	–	–	[69]
Huejutla City, Mexico	24.6%	–	14.8%	22.4%	–	2.1%		38.5%a	[18]
Peri-urban
Kano Metropolis, Nigeria	16.25%	–	3.75%	3.75%	66.25%	–	–	13.25%	[70]
Rural areas
Rural Thailand	23.70%	0.40%	10.72%	53.70%	5.20%	1.10%	0.50%	4.70%	[26]
Rural Southwest China	35.00%	8.00%	–	30.00%	27.00%	–	–	–	[71]
Rural Iran	12.55%	4.30%	8.55%	47.50%	14.85%	6.10%	6.15%	–	[72]

^aWaste from commercial, schools, and hospitals that are disposed of by their technologies