Generation of Domestic Solid Waste in Tikrit City and The Effects of Family Size and Incomes Level on the Rate of Generation

Abstract

This research included collection and analysis of (2800) samples from four different neighborhoods in Tikrit over the seasons of the year to cover seasonal changes in the generation rate of domestic solid waste. The generation rate of domestic solid waste is (0.460 kg / person / day). The results also showed that summer season is the most season that produced solid waste (0.487 kg / person / day). While winter is the lowest season (0.422 kg / person / day). The results indicated that Friday and Saturday are the most producing days (0.629 , 0.557 kg / person / days), respectively. The results showed the impact of rural character of Aalam region in reducing the rate of generation of domestic solid waste as the rate of generation of the neighborhoods of the four studied areas was (0.460) kg / person / day. SPSS program using has been adopted as a method of statistical analysis to study the effect of family size and income level have on the generation rate in the city, where the results showed that family size adversely affects the generation rate of solid waste, also the lowest generation rate was recorded for families with high income level.

Keywords

• Generation Rate
• Domestic Solid Waste