This research found that 14 of the investigated cities do not
have composting practices, while the other 21 compost organic
wastes up to some extent, either at the household level, or by
the private sector or municipality. In relation to domestic burning
of waste, it was found that 22 of the cities report the practice of
open burning of waste at the household level.
Table 6 shows the relations between the level of composting,
domestic burning and waste treated before disposal with some city
parameters.
The results suggest that the level of composting is positively
correlated to domestic burning. Improper waste collection systems