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31. Proportions (in %) of dwelling units according to mode of disposal of household waste by Province/City of residence

Table 31 : Proportions (in %) of dwelling units according to mode of disposal of household waste by Province/City of residence
Mode of disposal of household waste	KIGALI CITY	KIGALI NGALI	GITARAMA	BUTARE	GIKONGORO	CYANGUGU	KIBUYE	GISENYI	RUHENGERI	BYUMBA	UMUTARA	KIBUNGO	RWANDA
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Composting	19.1	49.8	42.0	58.7	49.3	55.4	40.8	31.3	46.2	62.7	42.3	45.3	45.4
Individual dust bin	12.8	1.4	0.5	1.7	0.8	1.1	0.6	2.1	2.3	0.8	6.0	2.8	2.5
Public dust bin	32.4	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.2	0.5	1.9	2.1	0.4	1.7	1.0	0.4	3.1
In the bush	9.3	3.5	3.7	3.6	1.8	2.9	2.6	4.6	2.9	1.9	13.5	5.4	4.4
On the farms	20.3	43.5	52.3	34.3	46.8	38.5	53.2	58.6	46.8	32.0	35.9	44.1	43.0
In rivers/drains/Streams	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Other	2.2	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.9	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.4	0.7
NS	1.4	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.6	0.7

The most common modes of household refuse disposal in Rwanda are by composting (45.1%) and by throwing it unto the farms. Even in the City of Kigali, the proportion of households still resorting to these modes remain high: 19.1% and 20.3% respectively. Otherwise, the main modes of refuse disposal by households in Kigali City remain public refuse dumps (32.4%) and private dust bins (12.8%).