GLI Final Presentation
Distributing a questionnaire to randomly sampled households in Kigali, Rwanda.
Gabe Agüero
Nicole Flis
Prableen Kaur
Haily Rosario
Callia Thornton
Muhammad Vakil
The research did not seek to generalize the entire population: it looked at the case of Kigali city. Researchers conducted interviews with communities, contacted all companies that collect and recycle waste, government institutions, and used other sources such as national household surveys and reports.
Awareness
98% of respondents do not do the solid waste separation process. Citizens have a limited understanding of proper waste management and its consequences, lacking both information and awareness. Although some respondents expressed support for the plastic bag ban, interviews revealed different situations and factors at work, resulting in a gap between people's thoughts and actions regarding environmental issues.
Monetary Incentives
Some households separate waste to be paid for by recycling companies. Due to the rising cost of these secondary resources, communities have sprouted cooperatives for recycling materials. These factors seem to be most successful at improving household-level separation.
