In a recent research study conducted by the Capital Municipality, it confirmed: Society is an essential pillar of change to raise the level of hygiene. “Household garbage” constitutes 72% of the total waste and 22 tons every hour

Manama/Amanat Al Asimah... The Capital Municipality revealed the results of a research study it launched last March and completed this November, and aimed to identify the extent to which citizens and residents are aware of the correct methods of disposing of daily household garbage, and the extent of their commitment to municipal instructions and instructions in this regard. The study touched on the importance of the role of community institutions and individuals in changing the people's attitudes and tendencies to raise the level of hygiene in the region through the concept of community partnership.

The study was interested in verifying some hypotheses and questions that deal with how families in the capital areas deal with the hygiene bag to get rid of household garbage, and verify the extent to which they take into account the quantity and type of materials placed in the bag, and how keen they are to tighten it, and the extent of commitment to the time of taking it out of the container according to the instructions and municipal instructions And about their awareness and awareness of the importance of this on the health, aesthetic and cultural aspect.

The results of the study showed the presence of statistical indications that confirm the effectiveness of the role of society in general and the family in particular in changing behaviors and concepts, while it reflects positively on society in general and actively contributes to raising the level of hygiene in society.

The results of the study revealed that 64% of the sample surveyed from the residents of the Capital Governorate are keen not to put hard or sharp materials in the hygiene bag in order to avoid rupture of the bag, while 36% of them do not have sufficient care, either because of their poor awareness or because of negligence, and in both The two cases cause great harm to the environment on the health and aesthetic side, while the results showed that 60 percent of the research sample take good care of the weight of the garbage in the hygiene bag so that it does not exceed its specified capacity, while 40 percent have less consideration or attention to that, and therefore this is one of the problems that It causes rupture of the bag and the emission of unwanted and harmful odors, in addition to the distortion of the general landscape as a result of the scattering of waste.

On the other hand, 66 percent of the research sample confirmed that they are interested in tightening the hygiene bag before removing it from the house to the container, while 34 percent of them distributed their answers between lack of interest to no interest at all in the issue of tightening the hygiene bag, which results in the emission of odors As a result of scattering the waste, thus attracting animals, rodents, etc., and creating an unhealthy and unclean environment.

Regarding the removal of the hygiene bag at the specified time from the Capital Municipality, 70 percent of them said that they are committed to taking out the hygiene bag during the specified period (from 8 pm to 4 am), while it turned out that 30 percent of the sample surveyed do not have sufficient care to address this problem. The reason may be due to their poor awareness of the long-term health risks to family members when garbage is left in the house at night and not taken out to the designated containers.

On the other hand, the October 2017 report revealed that “domestic garbage” in the capital constituted 72% (157,000 tons) of the total waste removed until the end of last October, equivalent to approximately 16,000 tons/month of garbage, and 522 tons/day. and 22 tons per hour, while the remaining percentage is distributed among other types of waste, where demolition waste and construction debris come in second place with 22 percent, then commercial waste by 4 percent, and finally agricultural waste only 2 percent.

It is worth noting that the Capital Municipality, during the conduct of the study, targeted all departments and regions of the Capital, and focused on residents of houses, villas, apartments and residential buildings. Including interviews, personal visits and over the phone, as well as using e-mail and social media to reach the largest possible number to obtain the percentage of consistency and honesty necessary to reach more realistic and reliable results.