Household Willingness To Accept Waste Cooking Oil Collection And Recycling In Hyderabad, India

Abstract

Waste Cooking Oil disposal is an unaddressed problem result’s in affecting environment and health, leading to municipal costs. Therefore, there is a need for collection and recycling of WCO. This study employed Contingent Valuation Method for investigating household participation and their Willingness To Accept WCO collection and recycling using 6 bid prices. Data were collected from 312 households. Employed Fisher’s Exact Test and Binary Logistic Regression to test associations and influence of independent and dependent variables. Policy and programs should be developed by the government to address improper WCO disposal practices and promote WCO collection and recycling.