Investigation and prioritization of environmental training methods for separation, collection and management of waste

Since identifying different methods of training for citizens and employing effective ways can pave the way for comprehensive management of residues and solid waste and ultimately sustainable development, they are used to provide a background for this study.
Four instruments were used to collect data including interviews with professors and experts, library studies, documents and questionnaire (main questionnaire specific for Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)). Collected data were analyzed using SPSS and prioritized using AHP technique. In this study, α-Cronbach's value of 0.81 was calculated to obtain reliability. To measure and approve validity, questionnaire was checked out by professors and related experts.
Results of AHP technique showed that integration method is the best way to train separation and collection of residues or wastes. Finally, it was concluded thatamong four training methods available in this District 17, integration method is the best one; the best training time is on weekday afternoons; and the best places are schools and parks. It is noteworthy that promoting specialized knowledge of teachers, educators and other individuals related to waste management in municipalities could be effective on efficiency of training methods.