H10. Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal
How does this household usually dispose of its kitchen garbage such as left-over food, peelings of fruits and vegetables, fish and chicken entrails, etc.
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1 Picked up by garbage truck
2 Dumping in individual pit (not burned)
3 Burning
4 Composting (later used as fertilizer)
5 Burying
6 Feeding to animals
7 __ Others, specify
H10 Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal
The proportion of households with access to sanitary manner of garbage disposal provides knowledge of the environmental living conditions and is therefore essential for health planners in the formulation of plans and programs to improve general health conditions.
Inquire from the respondent the manner by which the household disposes its kitchen garbage such as left-over food, peelings of fruits and vegetables, fish and chicken entrails, etc. If the household has various ways of disposing its kitchen garbage, ask for the manner used most of the time.
Described below are some of the more common methods of disposal used in the country. Determine which of these methods best describes the practice of the household. Enter in the box the code of the response.
1 Picked up by service garbage truck - when the local government or a private contractor manages the systematic collection of garbage in the community through the use of garbage trucks/carts.
2 Dumping in individual pit (not burned) - when garbage is simply thrown in pits whether inside the yard or vacant lots and left to decay.
3 Burning - when the household dumps its garbage in an open space or pit and burns it.
4 Composting - when garbage is composted, that is, allowed to decay under controlled conditions and the composted materials are collected later for use as soil conditioner or fertilizer.
5 Burying - when the garbage is thrown in pit and then covered with soil.
6 Feeding to animals - when the garbage is given to animals as feed.
7 Others - if the household you are interviewing disposes its kitchen garbage in a manner different from those mentioned above (thrown in esteros, vacant lots, rivers, etc.)