家戶處理垃圾行為及其相關因素以臺北市中山區為例

A Study of Household Wastes Handling Behavior and its Related Factors-The Chung-Shan District in Taipei as a Case

陳沼舟(Tsao-Chou Chen) ； 王順美(Shun-Mei Wang)

《台灣公共衛生雜誌》 21卷1期 (2002/02) Pp. 52-60

https://doi.org/10.6288/TJPH2002-21-01-06

摘要

目標：本研究透過問卷調查的方式，探討台北市中山區兩個里的一般家戶的處理垃圾行為及其相關因素，以提供未來政府擬定垃圾處理政策與環境宣導的基礎資料。方法：本研究以系統抽樣法方式選取1213戶進行施測，共得到590份有效問卷。結果：發現這兩個里的家戶以三至五人的小家庭為主，其住宅面積約三十多坪；這些家戶的垃圾處理傾倒多由二十六至五十歲的婦女進行，並且以直接拿到清潔隊垃圾車的方式為主，但也有四成居民委託他人收集丟棄，七成以上的家庭每天傾倒垃圾。家戶的垃圾量，會因不同垃圾丟棄處理方式及傾倒的頻度而有顯著差異，並且家戶人口數、自覺住家空間擁擠與垃圾量顯著相關。結論：提倡垃圾減量及專用垃圾袋的策略可能可以減少家戶垃圾量並對環境有所助益。

關鍵字

垃圾處理行為 ； 家戶垃圾

並列摘要

Objectives: This purpuse of this research was to study household wastes handling behavior and its related factors in two “Li” (communities) of the Chung-Shan District. The outcome of this basic research will be helpful for the Taipei city government’s handling of waste treatment and its educational intervention. Methods: This research used a self-developed questionnaire for survey in the Chung-Shan District. It chose the family member who frequently treated the household waste. The researchers adopt the systematical sampling method to investigate 1213 families. It received back 590 questionnaires, which was 12.6% of the two communities population. Results: The research finds the average family size of these two communities is mainly 3-5 people. The mean of house size is about 30 “Pin” (equal to 100 square meters). Women, whose age is between 26-50, are the main persons who handle their household waste. We find that more than half of households dump their waste to the garbage collection truck directly, but about 40% of the households hired others to dump their garbage for them. The dumping method and frequency influence household garbage volume. This is also related to family size and perceived house size. The households who paid other to dump their garbage have less garbage production and the household did not store their garbage at home. Conclusions: Promoting garbage reduction, material recycling and using paid garbage bags could be useful strategies for reducing household garbage.

並列關鍵字

waste handling behavior ； household waste

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