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Quantitative Analysis of non-biodegradable waste generated and disposed during festive season (2022) in the town of Mangaldoi
Summary
A community survey in the town of Mangaldoi, India, measured how much non-biodegradable waste residents purchased and disposed of during the festive season, finding an average of about 1 kg of plastic per person, with disposal practices varying by education level. While this study focuses on macro plastic waste management awareness rather than microplastics specifically, it provides baseline data on plastic consumption patterns at the community level, which is directly relevant to understanding local sources of future microplastic contamination.
Plastic waste is harmful when it comes to the health of the ecosystem due to its non-biodegradable nature. As the festive season is approaching with increased consumption of different types of plastic material, we concentrated our study on the amount of plastic waste generated and the method of its disposal in the town of Mangaldoi and to determine the correlation of education qualification with the method of waste disposal. This was a randomised, cross-sectional research. 199 citizens of Mangaldoi participated in both online and offline mode in the survey consisting of a questionnaire of appropriate questions.We could infer from the data that the average mass of non-biodegradable items purchased is 1.06 kg/person, 55% of the people do not buy any single-use plastics and 30% of the people do not buy any multi-use plastics. People prefer buying multi-use plastics as opposed to single-use plastics in the same price range. Average money spent per family came out to be approx. 700/- in a year during decorative items in festive season. Amount of non-biodegradable waste generated gets increased in terms of weight (in Kg) and also in terms of amount spent on it, during the festive season. We could deduce that 60% of people didn’t use proper disposal system. It turns out that among the postgraduate people, 55% of them, prefer the municipality disposal system, above the average of 40%.The conscious use of plastic is necessary in order to sustain a better future. Proper awareness for disposal, and better use practices are suggested.