title: The effect of gender and age structure on municipal waste generation in Poland.
abstract: In this study the effect of gender and age structure on municipal waste generation was investigated. The data from 10-year period, from 2001 to 2010 year, were taken into consideration. The following parameters of gender and age structure were analyzed: men and woman quantity, female to male ratio, number of working, pre-working and post-working age men/women, number of unemployed men/women. The results have showed a strong correlation of annual per capita waste generation rate with number of unemployed women (r=0.70) and female to male ratio (r=0.81). This indicates that waste generation rate is more depended on ratio of men and women that on quantitative size of each group. Using the regression analysis a model describing the dependence between female to male ratio, number of unemployed woman and waste quantity was determined. The model explains 70% of waste quantity variation. Obtained results can be used both to improve waste management and to a fuller understanding of gender behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering Systems, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45A Street, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland. Electronic address: izabela.tj@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Izabela Anna
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Talalaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering Systems, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45A Street, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland. Electronic address: m.walery@pb.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walery
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D001519:Behavior; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014478:Unemployment; D014505:Urban Population; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Age structure; Gender issue; Waste management; Waste quantity