Abstract

• The environment offers the provision for survival of human beings, animals, and plants. Worldwide efforts are being made to increase awareness of environmental protection. Improper solid waste disposal is one of the major causes of environmental degradation, pollution, and the outbreak of diseases. Waste management is a cross-cutting issue that touches on various aspects of social and economic development, and extensively related to global challenges such as public health, climate change, resource efficiency, sustainable production and consumption, and so on. In Myanmar, considerable challenges concerning waste management have been faced as a result of increasing income and consumption, urban population growth, and lack of effective waste treatment and disposal options. Hence, this study aims to determine the knowledge and practice of solid waste disposal among households in Shwe Pyi Thar Township. Two-stage sampling was used in data collection and the Chi-square test and binary logistic regression model were applied in the data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that a significant association between gender, education, income, and knowledge on solid waste disposal, while only education and income have a significant association with practice on solid waste disposal. Furthermore, the respondents with high knowledge have a practice towards solid waste disposal of the municipal system. Without community participation, it is not possible to improve the solid waste disposal system, and the people's awareness of their important role in strengthening the waste management system is also necessary.