Analysis of Rural Waste Management Using Analysis of PLS Structural Model (Case Study Mahidasht Village, Kermanshah)

Today, due to the rapid population growth trend, the issue of increasing waste has become one of the main challenges of sustainable rural development to protect the environment. Therefore, maintaining environmental sustainability by improving the status of rural waste management has become very important. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to identify issues and problems of waste management in rural areas of Mahidasht district. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The pls structural model has been used to measure the relationship between the research variables and the waste disposal method. The results indicate that waste management in the studied villages is not in a good condition. According to the research findings and model estimation Structural equations pls The results show the relationship between the variables of attention and awareness of local officials and managers and its direct effect on the presence or absence of facilities in the region for the collection and sanitary disposal of waste that these issues directly and indirectly It causes the non-participation of local communities and eventually rural waste is buried unsanitary or stored in a corner of the village.