Social variables related to the solid waste management process (a field study of a sample of waste producers and collectors within the framework of sustainable development)

The aim of the research is to identify the social variables associated with the solid waste management process for both waste producers and workers in the collection and treatment of waste in the context of sustainable development. The research sample consisted of (100) male and female cases in the field of waste collection, and (100) A case of a female waste producer,The data were collected from the collectors sample from the area of Manshia Nasr, the sample of the producers from three areas (high - medium - popular),The research belongs to descriptive research using the social survey method by applying a questionnaire form to reveal the social variables for the category of waste producers and waste collectors,The questionnaire included (Personal Data on the collector, nature of work, work pressures, and a view of the waste collectors of its importance in the framework of sustainable development. The producer questionnaire (personal data, behavior of waste producers, awareness of waste producers of its importance in the context of sustainable development and environmental conservation), and the researcher used the following theories (sustainability theory, Thomson's garbage theory),The research reached several result; The behavior of the poor to deal with household solid waste is environmentally better than the behavior of the rich. With only household waste, the quality of waste varies from one level to another,Whereas the waste that has value and is preferred by the waste collectors is produced from high- areas, followed by the medium and comes in the last degree in the popular areas, there is no unemployment in the waste collectors' societies, but not all recycling operations are within the scope of preserving the environment.