The purpose of this study is (was)to measure and compare how much amount of recyclable waste is (was) discharged by our homes between general residential area and apartment area according to their occupation(education) and income. The result of this survey is (was) as follows.: First, the more education and income people have(had), the more amount of recyclable waste they discharged. Secondly, the most amount of recyclable waste was discharged by teachers' homes compared to other people's homes with other occupations. According to the comparison between Yangchon(Seoul) area and Kilhun Apartment area (Kimpo), Kilhun Apartment area produced higher amount of recyclable trash than Seoul Yanchon area as follows; 55% of waste paper, 400% of plastic items, 200% of glass bottles(Soju), 300% of metal items (cans). Considering Kilhun apartment area consists of only apartments and the people have(had) higher education and income, it's clear the discharge amount of recyclable waste is (was) correlated to the people's education and income.
