Intention of the Households in Domestic Waste Classification in Vinh Chau Town, Soc Trang Province, Vietnam

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the factors affecting the intention of people to segregate garbage in Vinh Chau town, Soc Trang province, Vietnam by surveying 198 households. Cronbach’s alpha analysis method, EFA analysis, and linear regression analysis were used in the study. The analysis results of Cronbach’s Alpha index, KMO and Bartlett’s test showed that the questionnaire data used in the study was highly reliable and were suitable for EFA analysis. The results of linear regression analysis identified three factors including “subjective norm”, “control of cognitive behavior” and “perceived level of garbage classification information” that had positive impact on intention of domestic solid waste classification of local people in Vinh Chau town, Soc Trang province, in which “subjective norm” was considered to be the most influential factor on the intention to classify domestic solid waste in the study area. Besides, the intention of the people to segregate the domestic solid waste was highly appreciated, but it has not been widely implemented in the locality. Therefore, the study proposed some governance implications based on the factors affecting the intention of people to classify household solid wastes. In particular, local authorities should pay special attention to propagating and disseminating policies and guidelines on the information of domestic solid waste and implementing a model of waste segregation at source.