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Industrial and Domestic Waste Management, vol.3, no.1, pp.1-16, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
The proper solid waste recycling process starts at the houses with the attendance
of the individuals. The presented study includes comprehensive research on the individuals’
shopping and waste generation behaviors, awareness of waste management issues, readiness
and willingness for source separation, and their self-evaluation and self-annoyance about waste
generation. The current study was conducted by administering a detailed questionnaire to 300
people in Zmir, Türkiye's third largest city. The relationships between the answers given and
the main factors affecting waste production were determined statistically. Principal component
analysis (PCA) identified the key drivers of public behavior associated with waste generation
and separation at the source. Through environmental sensitivity, including proper waste
management behaviors, age is discovered to be a significant factor. Family phenomena,
including stable life and family budgets (32.58%), awareness of people about their
inappropriate and disproportionate behaviors towards consumption and waste generation
(21.28%), and the impositions of urban life (9.37%) were found to be the major factors
influencing waste management habits.