Assessment of Knowledge and Practices Towards Household Waste Management Through Vermi Composting Technology

Household waste management through vermicomposting technology is one of the best tactics to recycle household waste. The cross-sectional study was conducted on 60 respondents with the objective, to assess the correlation between the knowledge and practices done by the residents towards HWM through vermicomposting at RPCAU Pusa. Present scrutiny of the data revealed that a maximum number of respondents had a small family and were well educated. Hence the study showed a positive relationship between total family income and knowledge and practices (r-0.307) and the relationship between the education level with the respondent's knowledge and practices (r-0.579) which was most significant at 5% level. The findings of present study may be useful to the community in understanding the importance of education as well as their roles and responsibilities in waste management at the household level. Likewise RPCAU Pusa, Bihar each institute and organization can start such programs to promote environmentally friendly waste management methods for environmental protection and revenue generation.