On-Site Solid Waste Handling Practice and Associated Factors among Condominium Residents in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

On-site solid waste handling practices among condominium residents in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 450).

Question items	Categories	Frequencies	Percentages (%)
Separate solid waste at home	Yes	377	83.8
	No	73	16.2
Reuse solid waste at home	Yes	34	7.6
	No	416	92.4
Recycle solid waste at home	Yes	42	9.3
	No	408	90.7
Store solid waste in a container	Yes	435	96.7
	No	15	3.3
Type of solid waste storage container at home	Plastics	114	25.3
	Sack	271	60.2
	Basket	65	14.4
Frequency of solid waste collection per week	Once	434	96.4
	Twice	16	3.6
Dump solid waste on the road	Yes	58	12.9
	No	392	87.1
Dump solid waste on the ditch	Yes	26	5.8
	No	424	94.2
Dump solid waste in the yard	Yes	28	6.2
	No	422	93.8
Burn SW in the compound	Yes	82	18.2
	No	368	81.8
Keep SW far from food	Yes	395	87.8
	No	55	12.2
Keep SW far from water	Yes	379	84.2
	No	71	15.8
Keep SW far away from children’s playgrounds	Yes	421	93.6
	No	29	6.4
Overall on-site handling practice	Good	91	20.2
	Poor	359	79.8