The spread of COVID-19 is posing significant challenges to the household (HH) waste management sectors putting waste personnel and concerned bodies under massive pressure. The chain of collection, segregation, recycling, and disposal of household generated wastes is interrupted. This study aimed to assess how the household waste management chain was disrupted by novel coronavirus in Nepal and find the perception of the people towards the existing household waste management system (HHWMS). A descriptive online survey was carried out among 512 people using a cross-sectional research design and data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire method. Both descriptive, as well as inferential tests, were conducted using SPSS software. The finding of this study showed that 62.3% of respondents were not satisfied with the present HHWMS. Furthermore, there was a significant association of the satisfaction level of household waste management during coronavirus outbreak with gender, waste volume change in lockdown, PPE for waste collectors, and education on waste handling techniques provided by the government sector at 5% level of significance (p < 0.05). Proper HH waste management has become a challenge, and to address this some innovative works such as awareness programs for people, health and hygiene related support to waste workers, and effective policy formulation and implementation should be done by the Government of Nepal.

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COVID-19 爆发的影响以及人们对尼泊尔家庭废物管理链的看法


COVID-19 的传播给家庭 (HH) 废物管理部门带来了重大挑战，使废物处理人员和相关机构面临巨大压力。家庭产生的废物的收集、分类、回收和处置链被中断。本研究旨在评估尼泊尔的新型冠状病毒如何扰乱家庭废物管理链，并了解人们对现有家庭废物管理系统（HHWMS）的看法。采用横断面研究设计对 512 人进行了描述性在线调查，并通过自填问卷法收集数据。描述性测试和推理性测试均使用 SPSS 软件进行。本研究结果显示，62.3%的受访者对目前的 HHWMS 不满意。此外，冠状病毒爆发期间家庭废物管理的满意度与性别、封锁期间的废物量变化、废物收集者的个人防护装备以及政府部门提供的废物处理技术教育存在显着相关性，显着性水平为 5%（ p< 0.05）。适当的 HH 废物管理已成为一项挑战，为了解决这一问题，尼泊尔政府应开展一些创新工作，例如针对人们的意识计划、对废物处理工人的健康和卫生相关支持以及有效的政策制定和实施。