There seems to be a positive correlation between the age of the respondent and the importance attached to keeping the house clean. However, older people attach less importance to using dustbins in public places than younger people. Reactions and Response to Environment-Related Misbehaviour Most Mauritians, irrespective of age, gender, domicile and education have strong negative feelings about environment related misbehaviour. Upon witnessing these misbehaviours, some of them talk to the person misbehaving. Very few inform authorities and the rest do not react at all.
Rural dwellers are more inclined to talk to people misbehaving.
Similarly, men are more inclined to talk to people misbehaving than women, who are more likely to do nothing about it. Knowledge of Authorities Dealing with Environmental Misbehaviour Most Mauritians do not seem to be well informed about which authorities to contact in case of particular environmental misbehaviours. The only exceptions were in the case of excessive Noise and Construction without a valid permit. Actions to be taken by Environmental Authorities There seems to be unanimous agreement among most Mauritians that there should be not only stricter enforcement of the law, but also new and more stringent laws in the form of imprisonment or taxes on polluters. Regarding what other actions authorities could adopt, the most popular suggestion was the organisation of awareness campaigns.