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Item Restricted Solid waste management in the Philippines: socioeconomic factor effects on household waste disposal behavior(2010-04) Camaya, Clarissa M.A fractional multinomial logistic model is used to estimate the relationships between socioeconomic factors of provincial local government units and its households to the waste disposal and diversion methods that households engage in. Using 2000 Census data, the econometric analysis indicates that LGU taxation as a portion of household income and female proportion to total population have positive significant effects on the use of garbage pickup services. LGU expenditure on the other hand was seen to have positive effects on the likelihood that recommended practices like composting will be used. Surprisingly, discouraged waste disposal methods like burning, dumping, or burying garbage were seen to be more likely when there is higher agricultural employment and hence less urbanity. These findings suggest a shift of proper disposal campaigns, targeting female groups more and the rural population as well Findings also support a policy of per-use or per-bag tax rather than a general tax.