Özet:

The aim of this study is to measure the perceptions of citizens residing in Ankara about waste management and zero waste project. The universe of the study consists of 4,899,528 people living in the districts of Altındağ, Çankaya, Etimesgut, Keçiören, Mamak, Sincan, Pursaklar and Yenimahalle in Ankara. The sample of the study consisted of 384 people according to = 0.05 meaning and ± 0.05 error share. A total of 900 survey forms were distributed, of which 648 were taken to evaluation. The obtained data has been tested with reliability and validity analyses, factor analysis, T-Test and ANOVA test. After all, the participants have been found that they did not take sufficient care about the separation of solid waste in the houses in accordance with the zero waste project, that they did not know at which date the buildings or settlements they are located should be included in the zero waste project, and that they were partly involved in the application of separation in the waste source.

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Özet:

The purpose of this study is to measure the perceptions of the citizens residing in Ankara towards waste management and the zero waste projections. The population of the study consists of 4,899,528 people residing in Altındağ, Çankaya, Etimesgut, Keçiören, Mamak, Sincan, Pursaklar and Yenimahalle districts. The sample of the study, on the other hand, consisted of 384 people according to = 0.05 significance and ± 0.05 margin of error. A total of 900 questionnaires were distributed, 648 of which were evaluated. Tests such as reliability and validity analysis, factor analysis, T-Test and ANOVA test were applied to the data obtained. As a result, it was determined that the participants did not be attentive in separating the solid wastes generated in the houses in accordance with the zero waste project, they did not have information about when the buildings or campuses they were located should be included in the zero waste project, and they partially participated in the practice of sorting the wastes at the source.