Literal question
16. The trash is eliminated primarily by??</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Garbage truck<br />[] 2 Thrown in a hole or buried<br />[] 3 Burned<br />[] 4 Thrown in a vacant lot<br />[] 5 Thrown in a river, gorge, or sea<br />[] 6 Other</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Question 16: Elimination of solid waste</span></p>
<p>16. The trash is primarily eliminated by...?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 garbage truck<br />[] 2 thrown in a hole or buried<br />[] 3 burned<br />[] 4 thrown in a vacant lot<br />[] 5 thrown in a river, gorge, or sea<br />[] 6 other</div><p>This question refers to the different ways of eliminating waste produced at home daily.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Garbage truck</span>: this service can be provided with a garbage truck or compacting truck, property of the canton municipality or by a private garbage collector whenever this service is contracted and paid for by the municipality. This does not include private services contracted directly by the people of the community.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Thrown in a hole or buried</span>: this option should be assigned when the garbage is deposited in a hole with the objective of remaining outside the dwelling. In general when the hole fills with garbage, this is covered, and the buried garbage burned.</p>
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<p><span class="ital">Burned</span>: when the garbage is deposited in a hole or recipient with the objective of burning it in order to eliminate it. If it is burned and then buried, consider this to be burned.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Thrown in a vacant lot</span>: when the garbage is deposited in a lot or unoccupied terrain, whenever this is close to the dwelling.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Thrown in a river, gorge, or sea</span>: when the garbage is thrown or deposited in some river, gorge, or sea, whenever this is close to the dwelling.</p>
<p><span class="ital">Other</span>: this includes for example, directly depositing garbage in the garbage cans or municipal dumps, taking to waste centers, or when the garbage is collected by a private contracted service and paid directly by the people of the community.
