Abstract

Waste habits have evolved tremendously throughout the past decade in an urban setting like Chanmari, Aizawl. This exploratory research brings out how the progress in structure and function of waste management has a vital effect on the waste habits of the private sphere. The objectives of the study were to study the waste disposal habits of urban dwellers and to examine the methods of waste disposal adopted by Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the social habits it entails. Purposive sampling was employed to inquire the 12 families. Structured interview, unstructured interview schedule and participatory observation method were employed for collecting data.. Results from the first objective have revealed that the ways of waste management of urban dwellers in Chanmari have adapted to the present Aizawl Municipal Corporation’s laws. The second objective resulted in finding out how distance of the sanitation points, the timing of garbage trucks, segregation at source method and the distribution of dustbins have transformed waste management habits for these urban dwellers. And in families where full compliance to the AMC’s management were more challenging, habits of disposal that are closest to the accepted forms were practiced instead.