Disposable diaper usage, disposal practices and quantity estimation in rural areas

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dc.contributor.authorNell, Charlotte M.
dc.contributor.authorSchenck, Catherina J.
dc.contributor.authorChitaka, Takunda Y.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-17T13:16:15Z
dc.date.available2025-01-17T13:16:15Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to describe the disposable diaper usage, disposal practices and quantity estimation in a specified rural setting within a developing, sub-Saharan country, South Africa. Quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used to collect primary data, which included survey research, focus group discussions, participatory thematic mapping, illegal dumping mapping and member checking. Most diapers end up within the natural receiving environment due to a lack of formalised waste management service provision. Dumping hot spots are water courses and streams. On average, each infant generates 4.47 diapers per day, while an average of 158,154 and 34,493 total diapers are generated daily within Bushbuckridge and Maruleng, respectively. High unemployment and grant-dependency rates characterise the study area, and households often spend the majority of child support grants to purchase diapers. Residents were willing to use a diaper disposal point and are not opposed to incineration. This study forms a comprehensive baseline to determine the feasibility of disposable diaper beneficiation options in rural areas.
dc.identifier.citationNell, C.M., Schenck, C.J., Joubert, J.W., Chitaka, T.Y. and de Wit, M.P., 2024. Disposable diaper usage, disposal practices and quantity estimation in rural areas. Environmental Challenges, 16, p.101001.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2024.101001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19824
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectDisposable diapers
dc.subjectAbsorbent hygiene products
dc.subjectDisposable Hygiene Products
dc.subjectSolid waste management
dc.subjectRural communities
dc.titleDisposable diaper usage, disposal practices and quantity estimation in rural areas
dc.typeArticle

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