Waste disposal practices among study participants from four administrative cells of Butaro Sector in Northern Province, Rwanda (N = 539)
| . | Gatsibo . | Mubuga . | Muhotora . | Nyamicucu . | Total . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | (n = 131) . | (n = 134) . | (n = 138) . | (n = 136) . | (N = 539) . |
| . | Count (%) . | ||||
| Manure disposal (among households with animals) | |||||
| Farm | 47 (59.5) | 74 (81.3) | 66 (83.5) | 45 (71.4) | 232 (74.4) |
| Compost | 27 (34.2) | 11 (12.1) | 7 (8.9) | 17 (27.0) | 62 (19.9) |
| Othera | 2 (2.5) | 5 (5.5) | 3 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 10 (3.2) |
| No response | 3 (3.8) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.8) | 1 (1.6) | 8 (2.6) |
| Wastewater disposal | |||||
| Onsite disposal | 113 (86.3) | 102 (76.1) | 103 (74.6) | 111 (81.6) | 429 (79.6) |
| Soak pit | 10 (7.6) | 21 (15.7) | 10 (7.2) | 14 (10.3) | 55 (10.2) |
| Sewer line | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (0.9) |
| Septic tank | 4 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 8 (1.5) |
| Landfill | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.8) |
| Otherb | 2 (1.6) | 8 (5.8) | 15 (10.7) | 6 (4.4) | 31 (5.9) |
| No response | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 4 (2.9) | 7 (1.3) |
| Organic waste disposal | |||||
| Animal feed | 14 (10.7) | 25 (18.7) | 15 (10.9) | 20 (14.7) | 74 (13.7) |
| Farming | 8 (6.1) | 50 (37.3) | 40 (29.0) | 30 (22.1) | 128 (23.8) |
| Landfill | 108 (82.4) | 57 (42.5) | 81 (58.7) | 77 (56.6) | 323 (59.9) |
| Otherc | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 6 (4.4) | 9 (1.7) |
| No response | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 5 (0.9) |
| Plastic waste disposal | |||||
| Burning | 62 (47.3) | 111 (82.8) | 125 (90.6) | 126 (92.6) | 424 (78.7) |
| Landfill | 7 (5.3) | 14 (10.4) | 5 (3.6) | 3 (2.2) | 29 (5.4) |
| Recycling/reuse | 54 (41.2) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 57 (10.6) |
| Composting toilet | 3 (2.3) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 9 (1.7) |
| Otherd | 3 (2.3) | 6 (4.4) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.4) | 13 (2.6) |
| No response | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.5) | 7 (1.3) |
| . | Gatsibo . | Mubuga . | Muhotora . | Nyamicucu . | Total . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | (n = 131) . | (n = 134) . | (n = 138) . | (n = 136) . | (N = 539) . |
| . | Count (%) . | ||||
| Manure disposal (among households with animals) | |||||
| Farm | 47 (59.5) | 74 (81.3) | 66 (83.5) | 45 (71.4) | 232 (74.4) |
| Compost | 27 (34.2) | 11 (12.1) | 7 (8.9) | 17 (27.0) | 62 (19.9) |
| Othera | 2 (2.5) | 5 (5.5) | 3 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 10 (3.2) |
| No response | 3 (3.8) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.8) | 1 (1.6) | 8 (2.6) |
| Wastewater disposal | |||||
| Onsite disposal | 113 (86.3) | 102 (76.1) | 103 (74.6) | 111 (81.6) | 429 (79.6) |
| Soak pit | 10 (7.6) | 21 (15.7) | 10 (7.2) | 14 (10.3) | 55 (10.2) |
| Sewer line | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (0.9) |
| Septic tank | 4 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 8 (1.5) |
| Landfill | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.8) |
| Otherb | 2 (1.6) | 8 (5.8) | 15 (10.7) | 6 (4.4) | 31 (5.9) |
| No response | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 4 (2.9) | 7 (1.3) |
| Organic waste disposal | |||||
| Animal feed | 14 (10.7) | 25 (18.7) | 15 (10.9) | 20 (14.7) | 74 (13.7) |
| Farming | 8 (6.1) | 50 (37.3) | 40 (29.0) | 30 (22.1) | 128 (23.8) |
| Landfill | 108 (82.4) | 57 (42.5) | 81 (58.7) | 77 (56.6) | 323 (59.9) |
| Otherc | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 6 (4.4) | 9 (1.7) |
| No response | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 5 (0.9) |
| Plastic waste disposal | |||||
| Burning | 62 (47.3) | 111 (82.8) | 125 (90.6) | 126 (92.6) | 424 (78.7) |
| Landfill | 7 (5.3) | 14 (10.4) | 5 (3.6) | 3 (2.2) | 29 (5.4) |
| Recycling/reuse | 54 (41.2) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 57 (10.6) |
| Composting toilet | 3 (2.3) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 9 (1.7) |
| Otherd | 3 (2.3) | 6 (4.4) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.4) | 13 (2.6) |
| No response | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.5) | 7 (1.3) |
a‘Other’ included selling the manure, throwing in the garbage, and putting outside.
b‘Other’ included using wastewater as a fertilizer or disposing in latrine/animal living space/outdoors.
c‘Other’ included disposing organic waste in a composting toilet, using as animal bedding, using for farming/gardening, or placing in a dug hole.
d‘Other’ included disposing plastic waste in a latrine, dug hole, or field, and participants who reported they had no plastic waste.