Gender and Waste Nexus: Experiences from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal

Table 1. continued

Leading questions

Reasoning for the questions

Is it your responsibility to take care of household waste management (i.e. do you do the primary work of everyone within your household)? If not, whose primary responsibility is it? What do you do with your waste? Do you separate and treat different types of waste differently? Do you think that waste has or may have economic value? Does your household participate in any informal/formal/voluntary/ community-based/municipal waste collection or management system? • If no, do you knowwhy? • If yes, what type of system is it? (Communal, fee-paying, etc.) • Who makes the decision to participate in any initiative within the household? • Who participates in these community activities and do you know any case of voluntary community work becoming institutionalized/formalized (generating money)? If yes, how has women’s engagement changed? (Expand on questions if necessary). • Do you have any say or influence on the system outside of the household?

Are you aware how much waste management services cost?

Do you think your city/municipal government is doing a good job at providing waste services and recycling services?

Do you think your household handles its waste well? Do you knowwhat department in the city/community handles formal waste disposal and recycling? If not, do you know if there are any other (informal) groups or companies who handle the waste disposal and recycling for your area?

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