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SAGA-OC, ALICE EVANGELINE P. APRIL 2012. Assessment of the Solid
Waste Disposal Practices at Barangay Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. Benguet State
University, La Trinidad, Benguet.
Adviser: Cunegunda D. Abellera, MSc
ABSTRACT
The study is on the assessment of the solid waste disposal practices at barangay
Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. The study was conducted to satisfy the following: to
determine the socio-demographic profile of the respondents, the types of solid waste
materials that the respondents dispose, the solid waste disposal practices/methods of the
respondents, and the problems encountered by the respondents on solid waste disposal
practices.
Interview schedule with survey questionnaire were used to gather the data and
information imperative to the study on the assessment of solid waste disposal practices
from 50 individuals who were randomly selected as respondents of the study.
Finding indicates that majority of the respondents are females. The highest age
group ranged from 15 to 20 and the lowest age group ranged from 61 to 70. Majority were
married and were Roman Catholics; and engaged in housekeeping.
The types of solid waste that the respondents disposed: for non-biodegradable
wastes they disposed; plastics, cans, bottles/glass diapers and sanitary napkins whereas for
Assessment of the Solid Waste Disposal Practices at Barangay Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet
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the biodegradable wastes, the respondents disposed vegetable peelings, fruit peelings,
papers, kitchen left overs and boxes.
With regards to the methods of disposing non-biodegradable and biodegradable
waste materials by the respondents were through recycling, garbage collection, backyard
pit and composting.
The problems met by the respondents on solid waste disposal were: lacked of
discipline/cooperation, lacked of area for composting and poor method of collecting
garbage.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The study is on the assessment of the solid waste disposal practices at Barangay
Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. This has been undertaken purposely to determine the socio-
demographic profile of the respondents, the types of solid waste materials that the
respondents disposed every day, the methods/practices in disposing the solid waste
materials, and the problems they encountered and its possible solution. The following are
the results of the study with its analysis.
Socio-Demographic Profile of the Respondents
Table 1 presents the socio-demographic profile of the respondents. It includes the
age, sex, civil status, educational attainment, religion, and occupation of the respondents.
Age. Among the 50 respondents, 36 % of the respondents belonged to the age
ranged from 21 to 30 years old; 28%, from 31 to 40; 18 % from 15 to 20 years old; and
only (4 % ) belonged to the age ranged from 51 to 60 and from 61 to 70 years old. The
result shows that majority of the respondents were relatively young and are more concerned
to their environment and generally engaged in environmental behavior.
Sex. As seen in the table, majority of the respondents were females (54%) and only
46% were males. This indicates that the women-respondents are more responsive to social
problems like the harmful effects of wastes if they are not disposed and managed properly.
Civil Status. Majority of the respondents were married (62%), 38% were still single
as shown in Table 1. This indicates that there is slight difference in the number of married
and single exposed to hazardous wastes. Accordingly, the respondents managed and
disposed properly their wastes.
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Educational Attainment. Regarding to their educational attainment, Table 1 showed
that there were 36% finished college level; 32% reached high school level; and 24%
attended elementary level. The result shows that all the respondents are literate, hence, are
receptive to innovations being introduced to them particularly on waste management.
Religion. Majority of the respondents were Roman Catholics (26%) while 2% of
them were Baptist and Iglesia ni Cristo. This indicates that all religion in the study area had
participation on the solution of garbage disposal problem.
Occupation. With their occupation, most of the respondents were housekeepers
24%; 20% of them were laborer; farmers, 16%; 12% of them were storekeepers; 10% were
drivers; 8% were teachers; and 4% were police and nurse while 2% of the respondents were
optometrist. This implies that all the respondents knew the negative practices in managing
their wastes.
Table 1. Profile of the Respondents
PARTICULAR FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Age
15-20 9 18
21-30 18 36
31-40 14 28
41-50 5 10
51-60 2 4
61-70 2 4
TOTAL 50 100
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Table 1. Continued…
PARTICULAR FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Sex
Female 27 54
Male 23 46
TOTAL
50
100
Civil Status
Married 31 62
Single 19 38
TOTAL
50
100
Educational Attainment
College 18 36
High School 16 32
Elementary 12 24
Vocational
4 8
TOTAL
50
100
Religion
Roman Catholic 26 52
Anglican 16 32
Free Believers 6 12
Baptist 1 2
Iglesia Ni Cristo 1 2
TOTAL
50
100
Occupation
Housekeeper 12 24
Laborer 10 20
Farmer 8 16
Storekeeper 6 12
Driver 5 10
Teacher 4 8
Police 2 4
Nurse 2 4
Optometrist 1 2
TOTAL
50
100
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Types of Solid Waste Materials
Table 2 shows the types of waste materials that the respondents disposed before the
next collection or segregation of wastes. For the non-biodegradable waste, most of the
respondents (96%) disposed plastics; 58%, cans; 46%, bottles/glass; and only 20%,
disposed diapers and sanitary napkins.
For the biodegradable waste materials that the respondents disposed the following:
88%, vegetable peelings; 68%, fruit peelings; 62%, papers; 58%, kitchen left overs and
34%, boxes.
Finding indicates that the major waste materials disposed by the respondents for
the non-biodegradable materials were plastics, cans, and bottles/glass while for the
biodegradable waste materials were the vegetable peelings and fruit peelings before the
collection and segregation of their wastes.
This corroborated by the findings of Betenio that in Bontoc, non-biodegradable
waste are the most common generate by hospitals. Piluden (2000) on the other hand,
reported that in dominantly agricultural areas, most waste are biodegradable and are made
of agricultural wastes such as animal manure, crop residues, grasses or weeds and that even
at home. Mostly of the waste generated are vegetable trimmings and fruit peelings which
are mostly composted.
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Table 2. The types of solid waste materials disposed by the respondents.
TYPES FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Non-biodegradable
Plastics 48 96
Cans 29 58
Bottles/glass 23 46
Diapers/Sanitary Napkins 10 20
Biodegradable
Vegetable peelings 44 88
Fruit peelings 34 68
Papers 31 62
Kitchen left overs 29 58
Cartons /boxes 17 34
*Multiple responses
Methods/Practices of Disposing Waste Materials
The methods employed by the respondents in waste disposal are presented in Table
3. Result showed that the respondents disposed through recycling of which they considered
as the most practical method of disposing non-biodegradable wastes as claimed by 80%;
followed by garbage collection with 40%; 16%, do backyard pit; segregated and sold to
garbage scrappers with 14%, and burning and dumping on a certain area, 8%.
It is also presented in Table 2 that composting was the common means of disposing
biodegradable wastes with a percentage of 60%.
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This means that most of the residents of Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet do recycling
in disposing non-biodegradable waste materials since non-biodegradable wastes such as
bottles, plastics, and cans are often sold to junkshops or sold to garbage scrappers.
It was noted that most of the respondents (60%) do composting method of disposing
their biodegradable waste materials.
Table 3. The practices of the respondents on solid waste management.
METHOD FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE ( % )
Non-biodegradable
Recycling 40 80
Garbage collection 20 40
Backyard pit 8 16
Segregated and sold 7 14
to garbage scrappers
Burning 4 8
Dumping on a certain area 4 8
Biodegradable
Composting 30 60
Garbage collection 22 44
Backyard pit 10 20
Dumping on a certain area 5 10
Burning 4 8
*Multiple responses
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Problems Associated with Waste Disposal
Table 4 shows the problems encountered by the respondents regarding waste
disposal. Majority of the respondents (72%) claimed that they lacked of
discipline/cooperation; 42% said that they lacked area for composting; 20%, the
irregularity of collection/poor method of collecting garbage because sometimes the
garbage collectors don’t get the garbage on time; 14%, had inadequate knowledge of
recycling waste; 12%, poor dissemination of ordinance while 10% claimed the
unavailability of dumping sites for biodegradable wastes. Finding shows that the
respondents had encountered various problems in waste disposal practices.
Table 4. Problems encountered by the respondents.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Lack of discipline/cooperation 36 72
Lack of area for composting 21 42
Irregular collection/Poor method 10 20
of collecting garbage
Inadequate knowledge of recycling 7 14
Poor dissemination of ordinance 6 12
Unavailability of dumping sites 5 10
*Multiple responses
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Possible Solutions to the Encountered Problem
Table 5 shows the possible solution to the encountered problems of the respondents.
The respondents (74%) suggested solutions on the problems they encountered on waste
disposal were: the establishment of a barangay ordinance that prohibit, 36%, the provision
of equipment/facilities for garbage disposal, and 26% suggested the suitable dumping sites
for biodegradable wastes because the garbage collectors just left the bio-waste on the
collection sites. Others (4%) suggested that there must be seminars on recycling wastes.
Table 5. Possible solutions on the encountered problems regarding waste disposal.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Establish barangay ordinance 37 74
regarding waste disposal
More equipment’s/facilities 18 36
Suitable dumping site 13 26
More seminars regarding 2 4
waste management and recycling
*Multiple responses
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
The study was on the assessment of the solid waste disposal practices at barangay
Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. The study was conducted to satisfy the following: to
determine the socio-demographic profile of the respondents, the types of solid waste
materials that the respondents dispose every day, the solid waste disposal
practices/methods of the respondents, and the problems encountered by the respondents on
solid waste disposal practices.
Interview schedule with survey questionnaire were used to gather the data and
information imperative to the study on the assessment of solid waste disposal practices
from 50 individuals who were randomly selected as respondents of the study.
Finding indicates that majority of the respondents are females. The highest age
group ranged from 15 to 20 and the lowest age group ranged from 61 to 70. Majority were
married and were Roman Catholics; and engaged in housekeeping.
The types of solid waste that the respondents disposed before the scheduled time of
collection/segregation: for non-biodegradable wastes they disposed; plastics, cans,
bottles/glass diapers and sanitary napkins whereas for the biodegradable wastes, the
respondents disposed vegetable peelings, fruit peelings, papers, kitchen left overs and
cartons/boxes.
With regards to the methods of disposing non-biodegradable and biodegradable
waste materials by the respondents were through recycling, garbage collection, backyard
pit and composting.
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The problems met by the respondents on solid waste disposal were: lacked of
discipline/cooperation, lacked of area for composting and poor method of collecting
garbage.
Conclusions
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
1. Respondents were young, literate, and expressed more environmental concerns
than older respondents because they hesitate changing what had been
traditional.
2. Respondents disposed most non-biodegradable waste like the cans, plastics,
bottles/glass, diapers and sanitary napkins than the biodegradable wastes which
are mostly composted like the vegetable peelings, fruit peelings, and papers.
3. Respondents practiced composting, garbage collection, recycling, and selling
to garbage scrappers.
4. The possible solution to the problems encountered is to establish a
barangayordinance.
Recommendations
To help address the various problems of Barangay Betag, La Trinidad in waste
disposal the following recommendations were proposed:
1. It is recommended that non-biodegradable and biodegradable wastes must be
properly utilized, recycle or reuse if it is necessary. Encourage residents to
undergo seminars regarding proper wastes management and skills training on
the technologies of waste disposal.
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2. The strict compliance to RA 9003, provisions of Dugad Mu Shalosim, and other
ordinances regarding waste disposal management.
3. The respondents must forward their problems to the barangay officials for
possible action.
4. Monitoring among barangay officials on waste disposal.
5. Respondents must learn to cooperate to the ordinances being implemented by
the barangay officials in order to minimize the problems they are had met.
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SAGA-OC, ALICE EVANGELINE P. APRIL 2012. Assessment of the Solid
Waste Disposal Practices at Barangay Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. Benguet State
University, La Trinidad, Benguet.
Adviser: Cunegunda D. Abellera, MSc
ABSTRACT
The study is on the assessment of the solid waste disposal practices at barangay
Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. The study was conducted to satisfy the following: to
determine the socio-demographic profile of the respondents, the types of solid waste
materials that the respondents dispose, the solid waste disposal practices/methods of the
respondents, and the problems encountered by the respondents on solid waste disposal
practices.
Interview schedule with survey questionnaire were used to gather the data and
information imperative to the study on the assessment of solid waste disposal practices
from 50 individuals who were randomly selected as respondents of the study.
Finding indicates that majority of the respondents are females. The highest age
group ranged from 15 to 20 and the lowest age group ranged from 61 to 70. Majority were
married and were Roman Catholics; and engaged in housekeeping.
The types of solid waste that the respondents disposed: for non-biodegradable
wastes they disposed; plastics, cans, bottles/glass diapers and sanitary napkins whereas for
Assessment of the Solid Waste Disposal Practices at Barangay Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet
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the biodegradable wastes, the respondents disposed vegetable peelings, fruit peelings,
papers, kitchen left overs and boxes.
With regards to the methods of disposing non-biodegradable and biodegradable
waste materials by the respondents were through recycling, garbage collection, backyard
pit and composting.
The problems met by the respondents on solid waste disposal were: lacked of
discipline/cooperation, lacked of area for composting and poor method of collecting
garbage.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The study is on the assessment of the solid waste disposal practices at Barangay
Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. This has been undertaken purposely to determine the socio-
demographic profile of the respondents, the types of solid waste materials that the
respondents disposed every day, the methods/practices in disposing the solid waste
materials, and the problems they encountered and its possible solution. The following are
the results of the study with its analysis.
Socio-Demographic Profile of the Respondents
Table 1 presents the socio-demographic profile of the respondents. It includes the
age, sex, civil status, educational attainment, religion, and occupation of the respondents.
Age. Among the 50 respondents, 36 % of the respondents belonged to the age
ranged from 21 to 30 years old; 28%, from 31 to 40; 18 % from 15 to 20 years old; and
only (4 % ) belonged to the age ranged from 51 to 60 and from 61 to 70 years old. The
result shows that majority of the respondents were relatively young and are more concerned
to their environment and generally engaged in environmental behavior.
Sex. As seen in the table, majority of the respondents were females (54%) and only
46% were males. This indicates that the women-respondents are more responsive to social
problems like the harmful effects of wastes if they are not disposed and managed properly.
Civil Status. Majority of the respondents were married (62%), 38% were still single
as shown in Table 1. This indicates that there is slight difference in the number of married
and single exposed to hazardous wastes. Accordingly, the respondents managed and
disposed properly their wastes.
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Educational Attainment. Regarding to their educational attainment, Table 1 showed
that there were 36% finished college level; 32% reached high school level; and 24%
attended elementary level. The result shows that all the respondents are literate, hence, are
receptive to innovations being introduced to them particularly on waste management.
Religion. Majority of the respondents were Roman Catholics (26%) while 2% of
them were Baptist and Iglesia ni Cristo. This indicates that all religion in the study area had
participation on the solution of garbage disposal problem.
Occupation. With their occupation, most of the respondents were housekeepers
24%; 20% of them were laborer; farmers, 16%; 12% of them were storekeepers; 10% were
drivers; 8% were teachers; and 4% were police and nurse while 2% of the respondents were
optometrist. This implies that all the respondents knew the negative practices in managing
their wastes.
Table 1. Profile of the Respondents
PARTICULAR FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Age
15-20 9 18
21-30 18 36
31-40 14 28
41-50 5 10
51-60 2 4
61-70 2 4
TOTAL 50 100
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Table 1. Continued…
PARTICULAR FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Sex
Female 27 54
Male 23 46
TOTAL
50
100
Civil Status
Married 31 62
Single 19 38
TOTAL
50
100
Educational Attainment
College 18 36
High School 16 32
Elementary 12 24
Vocational
4 8
TOTAL
50
100
Religion
Roman Catholic 26 52
Anglican 16 32
Free Believers 6 12
Baptist 1 2
Iglesia Ni Cristo 1 2
TOTAL
50
100
Occupation
Housekeeper 12 24
Laborer 10 20
Farmer 8 16
Storekeeper 6 12
Driver 5 10
Teacher 4 8
Police 2 4
Nurse 2 4
Optometrist 1 2
TOTAL
50
100
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Types of Solid Waste Materials
Table 2 shows the types of waste materials that the respondents disposed before the
next collection or segregation of wastes. For the non-biodegradable waste, most of the
respondents (96%) disposed plastics; 58%, cans; 46%, bottles/glass; and only 20%,
disposed diapers and sanitary napkins.
For the biodegradable waste materials that the respondents disposed the following:
88%, vegetable peelings; 68%, fruit peelings; 62%, papers; 58%, kitchen left overs and
34%, boxes.
Finding indicates that the major waste materials disposed by the respondents for
the non-biodegradable materials were plastics, cans, and bottles/glass while for the
biodegradable waste materials were the vegetable peelings and fruit peelings before the
collection and segregation of their wastes.
This corroborated by the findings of Betenio that in Bontoc, non-biodegradable
waste are the most common generate by hospitals. Piluden (2000) on the other hand,
reported that in dominantly agricultural areas, most waste are biodegradable and are made
of agricultural wastes such as animal manure, crop residues, grasses or weeds and that even
at home. Mostly of the waste generated are vegetable trimmings and fruit peelings which
are mostly composted.
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Table 2. The types of solid waste materials disposed by the respondents.
TYPES FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Non-biodegradable
Plastics 48 96
Cans 29 58
Bottles/glass 23 46
Diapers/Sanitary Napkins 10 20
Biodegradable
Vegetable peelings 44 88
Fruit peelings 34 68
Papers 31 62
Kitchen left overs 29 58
Cartons /boxes 17 34
*Multiple responses
Methods/Practices of Disposing Waste Materials
The methods employed by the respondents in waste disposal are presented in Table
3. Result showed that the respondents disposed through recycling of which they considered
as the most practical method of disposing non-biodegradable wastes as claimed by 80%;
followed by garbage collection with 40%; 16%, do backyard pit; segregated and sold to
garbage scrappers with 14%, and burning and dumping on a certain area, 8%.
It is also presented in Table 2 that composting was the common means of disposing
biodegradable wastes with a percentage of 60%.
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This means that most of the residents of Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet do recycling
in disposing non-biodegradable waste materials since non-biodegradable wastes such as
bottles, plastics, and cans are often sold to junkshops or sold to garbage scrappers.
It was noted that most of the respondents (60%) do composting method of disposing
their biodegradable waste materials.
Table 3. The practices of the respondents on solid waste management.
METHOD FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE ( % )
Non-biodegradable
Recycling 40 80
Garbage collection 20 40
Backyard pit 8 16
Segregated and sold 7 14
to garbage scrappers
Burning 4 8
Dumping on a certain area 4 8
Biodegradable
Composting 30 60
Garbage collection 22 44
Backyard pit 10 20
Dumping on a certain area 5 10
Burning 4 8
*Multiple responses
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Problems Associated with Waste Disposal
Table 4 shows the problems encountered by the respondents regarding waste
disposal. Majority of the respondents (72%) claimed that they lacked of
discipline/cooperation; 42% said that they lacked area for composting; 20%, the
irregularity of collection/poor method of collecting garbage because sometimes the
garbage collectors don’t get the garbage on time; 14%, had inadequate knowledge of
recycling waste; 12%, poor dissemination of ordinance while 10% claimed the
unavailability of dumping sites for biodegradable wastes. Finding shows that the
respondents had encountered various problems in waste disposal practices.
Table 4. Problems encountered by the respondents.
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Lack of discipline/cooperation 36 72
Lack of area for composting 21 42
Irregular collection/Poor method 10 20
of collecting garbage
Inadequate knowledge of recycling 7 14
Poor dissemination of ordinance 6 12
Unavailability of dumping sites 5 10
*Multiple responses
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Possible Solutions to the Encountered Problem
Table 5 shows the possible solution to the encountered problems of the respondents.
The respondents (74%) suggested solutions on the problems they encountered on waste
disposal were: the establishment of a barangay ordinance that prohibit, 36%, the provision
of equipment/facilities for garbage disposal, and 26% suggested the suitable dumping sites
for biodegradable wastes because the garbage collectors just left the bio-waste on the
collection sites. Others (4%) suggested that there must be seminars on recycling wastes.
Table 5. Possible solutions on the encountered problems regarding waste disposal.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE (%)
Establish barangay ordinance 37 74
regarding waste disposal
More equipment’s/facilities 18 36
Suitable dumping site 13 26
More seminars regarding 2 4
waste management and recycling
*Multiple responses
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
The study was on the assessment of the solid waste disposal practices at barangay
Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet. The study was conducted to satisfy the following: to
determine the socio-demographic profile of the respondents, the types of solid waste
materials that the respondents dispose every day, the solid waste disposal
practices/methods of the respondents, and the problems encountered by the respondents on
solid waste disposal practices.
Interview schedule with survey questionnaire were used to gather the data and
information imperative to the study on the assessment of solid waste disposal practices
from 50 individuals who were randomly selected as respondents of the study.
Finding indicates that majority of the respondents are females. The highest age
group ranged from 15 to 20 and the lowest age group ranged from 61 to 70. Majority were
married and were Roman Catholics; and engaged in housekeeping.
The types of solid waste that the respondents disposed before the scheduled time of
collection/segregation: for non-biodegradable wastes they disposed; plastics, cans,
bottles/glass diapers and sanitary napkins whereas for the biodegradable wastes, the
respondents disposed vegetable peelings, fruit peelings, papers, kitchen left overs and
cartons/boxes.
With regards to the methods of disposing non-biodegradable and biodegradable
waste materials by the respondents were through recycling, garbage collection, backyard
pit and composting.
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The problems met by the respondents on solid waste disposal were: lacked of
discipline/cooperation, lacked of area for composting and poor method of collecting
garbage.
Conclusions
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
1. Respondents were young, literate, and expressed more environmental concerns
than older respondents because they hesitate changing what had been
traditional.
2. Respondents disposed most non-biodegradable waste like the cans, plastics,
bottles/glass, diapers and sanitary napkins than the biodegradable wastes which
are mostly composted like the vegetable peelings, fruit peelings, and papers.
3. Respondents practiced composting, garbage collection, recycling, and selling
to garbage scrappers.
4. The possible solution to the problems encountered is to establish a
barangayordinance.
Recommendations
To help address the various problems of Barangay Betag, La Trinidad in waste
disposal the following recommendations were proposed:
1. It is recommended that non-biodegradable and biodegradable wastes must be
properly utilized, recycle or reuse if it is necessary. Encourage residents to
undergo seminars regarding proper wastes management and skills training on
the technologies of waste disposal.
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2. The strict compliance to RA 9003, provisions of Dugad Mu Shalosim, and other
ordinances regarding waste disposal management.
3. The respondents must forward their problems to the barangay officials for
possible action.
4. Monitoring among barangay officials on waste disposal.
5. Respondents must learn to cooperate to the ordinances being implemented by
the barangay officials in order to minimize the problems they are had met.
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