The respondents’ gender ratio consisted of 47% male and 53%
female while the age ratio consisted of 74% below 40 years and 26% 40 years and above. The group ratio consisted of 49% from the solid waste management sector and 51% from the
environmental planning and management sector. A majority
of the respondents had environmental (84%) and/or reduce,
reuse, recycle (3R) related experience (91%). The 3R principle is
a hierarchy of waste management strategies to minimize
waste generation.