Creating sustainable cities through decentralised waste management: training of households

Informal labour markets and decentralised solid waste management in urban areas: training of households

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN25429617

Enrollment

20000

Registered

2021-12-13

Start date

2021-12-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-29

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Conditions

Solid waste management in urban areas and diversion of untreated waste from landfills Not Applicable

Interventions

The intervention will provide information and training on solid waste management (such as waste segregation, safe waste disposal and home composting) to households in designated urban areas of Patna (

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All households in the Treatment Area 2. All waste worker households will be targeted for detailed surveying of waste work.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals below 18 years are excluded from all but the 6 environmental education questions in the detailed surveys.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Waste generation and recycling of households at the time of enumeration measured through: 1. Self-reported survey questions based on WHO’s WASH questionnaire, with a recall period of 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, “usually”, or "last time the waste was disposed" 2. Weekly observations by enumerators on the weight of waste disposed and whether the waste is disposed in segregated form on the day of enumeration.	—

Measure

Time frame

Waste generation and recycling of households at the time of enumeration measured through: 1. Self-reported survey questions based on WHO’s WASH questionnaire, with a recall period of 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, “usually”, or "last time the waste was disposed" 2. Weekly observations by enumerators on the weight of waste disposed and whether the waste is disposed in segregated form on the day of enumeration.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Health, civic and socioeconomic outcomes of waste workers and the community, at the time of survey enumeration using self-reported survey questions with a weekly/fortnightly recall period (health), weekly recall period (socioeconomic) and annual/"usual" recall period (civic) based on India’s Demographic and Health Surveys, Periodic Labour Force Surveys, LSE Alternative Work Arrangements Survey, American Teens' Knowledge of Climate Change and UNESCAP Waste Management Assessment	—

Measure

Time frame

Health, civic and socioeconomic outcomes of waste workers and the community, at the time of survey enumeration using self-reported survey questions with a weekly/fortnightly recall period (health), weekly recall period (socioeconomic) and annual/"usual" recall period (civic) based on India’s Demographic and Health Surveys, Periodic Labour Force Surveys, LSE Alternative Work Arrangements Survey, American Teens' Knowledge of Climate Change and UNESCAP Waste Management Assessment

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Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026