LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND PRACTICE ON

ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN

BARANGAY MILAGROSA CARMONA, CAVITE

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Immersion, Inquiry, Investigation

Subject

Researchers

Arches, Lorence Fajardo, Cerina

Asong, Ashley Jay Gonzales, Ivy Rose
Nietes, Mark Jester Maratas, Marjorie
Altarez, Rio Del Mirabete, Sarah
Anciro, Micanell Norte, Alex Sandra
Basbas, Paulyn Nuelan, Elaine
Brin, Pia Kristel Surio, Aira Jobell
De lara, Darlyn Kaye Padilla, Trizha
Eborde, Geralyn Rivera, Ma. Beatriz
Españo, Patricia

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Chapter I: Introduction

Background and Its Problem

Solid waste management is the one thing just about every city

government provides for its residents. While service levels, environmental

impacts and costs vary dramatically, solid waste management is arguably the

most important municipal service and serves as a prerequisite for other

municipal action.

The reality that the growth of population has many effects in our society

one of which is the uncontrollable waste produced around the world,

According to (Population Matters (2016,) as the world’s population size has

grown, waste generation has increased rapidly. This has had a significant

effect on humanity, wildlife and the environment. It is very evident that the

growth of population is one major factor of the rapidly arising waste. In Metro

Manila, which is home to more than 12 million people, is certainly facing a

huge environmental issue as the other megacities in Asia, given the difficulties

that it has been facing in terms of waste collection and disposal, and because

solid waste produced and its uncontrollable to handle it causes the passage of

R.A 9003 or also known as the ecological Solid Waste Management,

according to (FFTC (2013) Waste mismanagement has serious environmental

effects making the passage of the Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological

Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 a landmark environmental legislation in

the Philippines. The law was crafted in response to the looming garbage

problems in the country. RA 9003 declares the policy of the state in adopting

a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management

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program that ensures the protection of public health and the environment and

the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal

of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of best environmental

practices. Carmona Cavite is not excluded in this problem because Carmona

is one of the fastest growing town in Cavite with 14 barangays, Milagrosa as

one of the barangays with the most populated having a 23,830 residents. We

conducted this study to determine if the barangays of Carmona, Cavite is

complying on Solid Waste Management. We focused on one barangay, we

chose Barangay Milagrosa Carmona, Cavite we are conducting a research if

the R.A 9003 of 2000 also known as Ecological Solid Waste Management act

of 2000 is being implemented in the barangay.

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Statement of the Problem

This study aims to seek the relationship between the level of

awareness and practices on Ecological Solid Waste Management.

Specifically this study aims to answer the following question

1. What is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1. Age

1.2. Sex

1.3. Educational Attainment

1.4. Socio Economic Status

2. What is the level of awareness of the respondents on Ecological Solid

Waste Management?

3. What is the practice of the respondents on Ecological Solid Waste

Management?

4. Is there a significant relationship between the level of awareness and

practice on ecological solid waste management?

Hypothesis

Ho: There is no significant relationship between the level of awareness and

practice on ecological solid waste management.

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Conceptual Framework

Demographic Profile in terms of:

1.1 Age

1.2 Sex

1.3 Educational Attainment

1.4 Socio Economic Status

Level of awareness on Practice on Ecological

Ecological Solid Waste Solid Waste
Management Management

An action plan to improve implementation of the Ecological

Solid Waste Management

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Significance of the Study

The result of this study will be a great benefit to the following:

Residents- The result of this study will equip the residents with sufficient

information, widen their levels of awareness, and the implementation of

Ecological Solid Waste Management. It will establish the residents'

consciousness about how to properly dispose wastes. This study aims to

educate residents why proper waste disposal is Society's substantial problem

today

LGU- The findings of this study will be great help to address the needs of its

residents and to mobilize resources from outside to implement various

development programs and projects such as the protection and preservation

of environment.

Barangay Officials- The research will assist the barangay officials to monitor

the extent of implementing the R.A 9003 of 2000. It will give them the

statistics about the level of awareness and practices of the residents.

Future Researchers- This study will be a great benefit for the future

researchers it may use the study for further references.

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Definition of Terms

To provide better understanding of discussion in this study, definitions of

significant terms used are presented:

Level of Awareness- is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious

of events, objects, or sensory patterns. In this level of consciousness, sense data can

be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding. In this

study there are 5 kinds of awareness

1. Extremely Aware- well educated about the implementation on ecological

solid waste management

2. Moderately Aware- they have the knowledge on implementing the

ecological solid waste management.

3. Somewhat Aware- they are aware but sometimes they are not complying

on ecological solid waste management.

4. Slightly Aware- they have a little knowledge about the solid waste

management.

5. Not Aware- lack of knowledge about the ecological solid waste

management, and needs to be educated.

Management- the act or art of managing, the conducting or supervising of

something but in this study management means the systematic control of generation,

collection, storage, transport, source, separation, processing, treatment, and disposal

of solid waste management.

Proposed Action Plan- An action plan is a detailed plan outlining actions needed

to reach one or more goals. In this study we will propose an action plan on

implementing the ecological solid waste management, if there’s a need.

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Solid waste- Solid waste shall refer to all discarded household, commercial waste,

non-hazardous institutional and industrial waste, street sweepings, construction

debris, agricultural waste, and other non-hazardous/non-toxic solid waste.

(Inquirer.net, 2016)

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Scope and Limitation

This study is limited to the assessment of the level of awareness and

practices on Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 of the residents

of Barangay Milagrosa Carmona, Cavite. It covers the demographic profile of

the respondents in terms of age, sex, educational attainment, and socio

economic status. It is conducted to know the level of awareness and practices

of the respondents. We will use a standardized questionnaire as the

instrument to be used in gathering the level of awareness and practices of the

respondents.

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Chapter II: Review of Related Literature

Concept of Waste

Waste is defined as “materials that currently have a negative value to their

owner, that is, the generator incurs costs managing them (importantly this

does not prevent them from having positive value to another owner at another

location in space or time)”.

The United Nation Organization (Morrison et.al 2015:46) defined waste as

“any matter prescribed to be waste under national legislation, any material

listed as waste inappropriate schedules, and in general, any surplus or reject

material that is no longer useful and which is to be disposed of”.

The above definition have a common theme in that ‘waste’ is neither wanted

nor of value to the owner (generator) and therefore has to be disposed of in

one way or another.

The concept of ‘waste’ is actually quite new in historical terms. It is said to be

an unwelcome and often unnoticed effect of “development” and “civilization”

(Kim and Gobalan, 2016) and can be traced to the growth of industrialization

in modern economics (Holmes, 2015). While it may be incorrect to say that

‘waste’ did not exist before industrialization, the notion that waste is a

structural feature and inevitable consequence of our social and economic

systems is something quite different.

To date, there is no complete inventory either globally of for an individual

country on the sources, types and amounts of waste produced. Obtaining

accurate data of any component of waste is a constant problem. Many wastes

are not regulated and thus neither is the responsibility for data collection or

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dissemination. Waste is produce in the form of solid, liquid or gas. In the case

of gaseous waste, it is particularly difficult to get good and reliable information

on waste discharges into the atmosphere. Liquid wastes have quite limited

information in some national databases. It is the solid waste that has been

given more attention, but the information is sporadic and not fully

comprehensive (Morrison et al. 2015).

Solid waste is described as all the wastes (garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse)

arising from human and animal activities that are normally solid and are

discarded as useless or unwanted (Tchobanoglous et al.,2016). The sources

and composition of solid waste fall under five categories namely domestic

household waste, commercial solid waste, building and demolition waste,

industrial waste and agriculture waste.

Domestic household waste, which is the concern of this study, is generated

residential sites. The types of solid wastes generated include plastic bags,

plastic packaging, paper and cardboard packaging, food wastes, waste

papers, cloth, diapers, garden and yard wastes, glass jars and containers, thin

cans, aluminum and others (including bulky items, consumer electronics,

white goods, batteries, tires).

Solid Waste Management

Solid waste shall refer to all discarded household, commercial waste, non-

hazardous institutional and industrial waste, street sweepings, construction

debris, agricultural waste, and other non-hazardous/non-toxic solid waste.

(Inquirer.net, 2016)

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Solid waste management shall refer to the discipline associated with the

control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing,

and disposal of solid wastes in a manner that is in accord with the best

principles of public health, economics, engineering, conservation, aesthetics,

and other environmental considerations, and that is also responsive to public

attitudes. Ecological solid waste management shall refer to the systematic

administration of activities which provide for segregation at source,

segregated transportation, storage, transfer, processing, treatment, and

disposal of solid waste and all other waste management activities which do

not harm the environment. (Inquirer.net, 2016)

Solid waste is indeed a problem in our society according to (Mazzanti &

Zoboli, 2015) Solid waste management has become one of a major concern

in environmental issues.

Urbanization and industrialization leads to new lifestyles and behavior which

also affects waste composition from mainly organic to synthetic material that

last longer such as plastics and other packaging material (Idris et al., 2014).

E-waste that barely existed before was generated as much as 20-50 metric

tons a year (UNEP, 2016)

The management of waste become complex and the facilities provided cannot

cope with the increasing demand and needs. Therefore, best approach need

to be implemented immediately while considering environmental, social and

economic aspects (Aye & Widjaya, 2016). The drivers of sustainable waste

management were clarified by Agamuthu et al. (2015), which include human,

economic, institutional and environment aspect. The study suggests that each

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driving group should be considered in local context as managing solid waste

for a particular society may differ from the others.

For example, waste managers in Africa need to tackle some issues including,

lack of data, insignificant financial resources, vast different of amount and

waste types between urban and rural area, lack of technical and human

resources, low level of awareness and cultural aversion towards waste (Couth

& Trois, 2016). On the other hand, problems faced among Asian countries

differ with two distinct groups; developed and developing countries. While

some of the countries are having specific national policy on solid waste

management, some others experience problems such as increasing urban

population, scarcity of land, services coverage area, inadequate resources

and technology, and so on (Berkun et al, 2018).

The differences in managing solid waste not only vary between countries but

also among areas in the same country. For instance, while Istanbul are having

big improvement in their solid waste management with the establishment of

transfer stations, sanitary landfills and methane recovery system, it does not

reduce the problem in the Black Sea coast in Turkey. This is caused by the

complex topography, weak administrative structures and the low local’s

income (Shekdar., 2015).

The waste management system should be dynamic and continuous based on

new insights and experiences (van de Klundert, 2018). For example,

continuous assessment of current policy and regulatory framework of New

Zealand indicated the lack of policies coordination, hazardous waste

management, consistency, incentives and markets for recycled material, and

cleaner production effort (Boyle, 2015)

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Thus, the improvement in policy is needed while it will also benefit the

country. As an example, based from EU25 group, it was found that the

generation of waste is increasing and is expected to continue for many years

ahead. After the implementation of the new EU’s policy in waste recovery and

incineration, the amount of waste landfilled has been decreasing slowly

(Mazzanti & Zoboli, 2018).

In the Philippines, The Environmental Management Bureau of the Department

of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) (2018) once mentioned that

the solid waste management is embodied in RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid

Waste Management Act of 2000.

Awareness of solid waste management will create change on how people look

at garbage. People grew up thinking that garbage is garbage, it should not be

touched or one should not go near to it. They thought before that all types of

garbage should just be thrown in one container (Sarino, 2014).

Population Growth

As the world’s population size has grown, waste generation has increased

rapidly. This has had a significant effect on humanity, wildlife and the

environment. (Population Matters. (2016,)

Indeed the rapid growth of population is one of the major factors why solid

waste management must be implemented, according to (Mazzanti & Zoboli,

2008). Waste generation increase proportionally to this population number

and income, creating the needs of effective management.

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Current earth’s population is 6.8 billion and it is estimated that almost half of

this population lives in urban areas (Population Division of the Department of

Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, 2009).

Solid waste management remains a major challenge in the Philippines

especially in urban areas like Metro Manila. Improper wastes disposal,

inefficient wastes collection and lack of disposal facilities are among the

dominant concerns in the country’s solid waste management. Unless these

are addressed, the wastes generated from various sources will continually

lead to health hazards and serious environmental impacts such as ground

and surface water contamination, flooding, air pollution and spread of

diseases. (Senate (2017)

The Philippines’ waste generation continues to rise with the increase in

population, improvement of living standards, rapid economic growth, and

industrialization especially in the urban areas. The NSWMC calculated that

from 37,427.46 tons per day in 2012, the country’s waste generation steadily

increased to 40,087.45 tons in 2016 with an estimated average per capita

waste generation of 0.40 kilograms per day for both urban and rural. The

National Capital Region (NCR), as expected, generated the biggest volume of

wastes for the past five years due to its population size, bigger number of

establishments and modernized lifestyle. With an estimated population of 12

million people, Metropolitan Manila generated 9,212.92 tons per day of

wastes in 2016. It is followed by Region 4A with waste generation of 4,440.15

tons per day (11.08%) and Region 3 with 3,890.12 tons per day (9.70 %)

(NSWC). (Senate (2017)

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Ecological Solid Waste Management

Waste mismanagement has serious environmental effects making the

passage of the Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste

Management Act of 2000 a landmark environmental legislation in the

Philippines. The law was crafted in response to the looming garbage

problems in the country. RA 9003 declares the policy of the state in adopting

a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management

program that ensures the protection of public health and the environment and

the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal

of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of best environmental

practices. Moreover, it illustrates the potentials and benefits of recycling not

only in addressing waste management problems but also in alleviating

poverty. (FFTC (2013)

RA 9003 was passed by the Philippine Congress on December 20, 2000 and

was subsequently approved by the Office of the President on January 26,

2001. It contains seven (7) chapters sub-divided into 66 sections setting out

policy direction for an effective solid waste management program in the

country. (FFTC (2013)

RA 9003 describes solid waste management as a discipline associated with

the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport,

processing, and disposal of solid wastes. The manner by which these

activities are conducted shall be in accord with the best principles of public

health, economics, engineering, conservation, aesthetics, other environmental

considerations, and public attitudes. The Act provides for a comprehensive

ecological solid waste management program by creating the necessary

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institutional mechanisms and incentives, appropriating funds, declaring certain

acts prohibited, and providing penalties. (FFTC (2013)

According to (Torres, E. (2009) in 2000, Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological

Solid Waste Management Act was enacted to provide a framework for

managing the growing problem of solid waste in the country. Furthermore,

Republic Act 9003 gives prime importance to the roles of LGUs in managing

their respective solid wastes.

As provided for in RA 9003 and in relation to the Local Government Code

1991, or RA 7160, the local government units (LGUs) are given the power to

enforce laws on cleanliness and sanitation, solid waste management, and

other environmental matters. Thus, the different LGUs across the country, and

in partnership with several private institutions, are making efforts to efficiently

provide a system for solid waste management. Some of the best practices of

solid waste management need not be from abroad but can be found locally.

(The LawPhil (2017)

One example of best practice in our country in solid waste management is the

“Basuranihan” project of Sta. Rosa, Laguna, which involves individuals or

groups who register with the Environmental and Natural Resources Office of

the municipality to bring recyclable waste materials during the monthly

Basuranihan Day. These recyclables are then sold to their junkshop of choice,

and points are simultaneously acquired. Accumulated points qualify the

participants to claim various prizes. (Palafox Jr., F. (2018, July).

Cebu City has the best practice in terms of the decentralization of composting,

and resource recovery system of their solid waste management program. The

program has a strict enforcement of the “no segregation, no collection policy.”

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The program also provides for the recruitment and deployment of Barangay

Environmental Officers who serve as information disseminators and policy

enforcers. There is also a provision for financial

and technical assistance from the city government to construct materials

recovery facilities (MRFs) and composting centers in the barangays.

Furthermore, the government works closely with its stakeholders, e.g.

homeowners associations, local NGOs, waste pickers, and academic

institutions, in conducting a series of awareness campaigns. (Palafox Jr., F.

(2018, July).

Finally, in Metro Manila, Marikina is well-known for having maintained its

cleanliness because of its strict implementation of solid waste management

policies and also because of its effective programs. One of its remarkable

programs is the Food Waste Truck Program, which implements the collection

of kitchen wastes from restaurants and food stalls. These wastes are then

transformed into fertilizer to be used in the city’s urban garden. There is also

an Eco-Savers Program to raise awareness among the children and youth on

the importance of proper waste management by allowing them to participate

in the recyclable trading activity. (Palafox Jr., F. (2018, July).

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Chapter III: Methodology

Research Design

The researcher is using a quantitative research to measure the Level of

Awareness and Practices on Ecological Solid Waste Management in

Barangay Milagrosa. This descriptive correlational study will be conducted to

describe the level of awareness and practices of the residents of barangay

Milagrosa Carmona, Cavite on implementing the Ecological Solid Waste

Management and to examine the relationship between the characteristics of

the respondents and the level of awareness and practices.

Population

The barangay Milagrosa is the most crowded barangay in Carmona, Cavite

consisting of 11,859 males and 11,958 females with the total of 23,817

residents.

Sample

The researcher decided to get 60 respondents from the 23,817 residents of

Carmona, Cavite

Sampling Techniques

The researcher will employ probability sampling, the researchers will use a

Systematic sampling to recruit subjects from Barangay Milagrosa Carmona,

Cavite. Wherein every sixth house we will get the sample until we reach the

desired sample size of 60.

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Research Locale

The study takes place at barangay Milagrosa, it is located in Carmona Cavite.

Carmona, Cavite has 14 barangays and barangay Milagrosa has the biggest

population size. We choose barangay Milagrosa because of its population

size.

Instrument

The instrument that we will use in this study is a standardized questionnaire

that is adopted from the research of NEDA Region IV-A. (2016) titled “LEVEL

OF AWARENESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000 OF THE RESIDENTS

AROUND BUNOT LAKE” which is related literature in our study. The

questionnaire consist of 3 parts: Part 1 is the demographic profile such as

age, gender, educational status, and socio economic status. Part II is the

Level of Awareness questionnaire which consists of 10 questions and 5-Likert

scale ranging from not aware (1), (2) slightly aware, (3) somewhat aware, (4)

aware, to extremely aware (5). Part III is the Practice on Ecological Solid

waste Management questionnaire that consists of 10 question and 5-Likert

scale ranging from never (1), rarely (2), neutral (3), often (4) to always (5).

Statistical Tool

The following statistical tools and techniques were used to ensure the valid

and systematic presentation, analysis and interpretation of data.

To determine the demographic profile, frequencies and percentage were used

with the formula:

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 𝑓
𝑃 =𝑁 𝑥 100

Where
P = Percentage
F = Frequency
N = Number of Respondents

To determine the level of awareness, weighted mean were used with the
formula:

Ʃ𝑓𝑥
=
𝑋𝑤 𝑛

Where
F = frequency
X = numerical value or item in a set of data
n= number of observations in the data set

To determine the practice, weighted mean were used with the formula:
Ʃ𝑓𝑥
=
𝑋𝑤 𝑛

Where
F = frequency
X = numerical value or item in a set of data
n= number of observations in the data set

To measure the relationship of the level of awareness and the Demographic

profile of the respondents, Pearson’s r is use. With the formula:

(𝑓𝑜−𝑓𝑒)²
𝑥² = Ʃ (𝑑𝑓 = (𝑘 − 1))
𝑓𝑒

𝑛−2
t= r √1−𝑟²

where:

r= correlation coefficient

n= number samples

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To measure the relationship of the level of awareness and practice of the

respondents, Pearson’s r is use.

With the formula:

(𝑓𝑜−𝑓𝑒)²
𝑥² = Ʃ (𝑑𝑓 = (𝑘 − 1))
𝑓𝑒

𝑛−2
t= r √1−𝑟²

where:

r= correlation coefficient

n= number sample

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Chapter IV: Interpretation and Analysis of Data

This study aims to find the significant relationship of the level of

awareness and practice on Ecological Solid Waste Management in Barangay

Milagrosa Carmona, Cavite.

The data collected are now presented following the specific problems

of the study

1. What is the Demographic Profile of the Respondents in terms of Age, Sex,

Educational Attainment and Socio-Economic Status?

The data on the demographic profile of the respondents are presented

in table 1-4. The demographic profile includes the age, sex, educational

attainment and socio-economic status.

Table 1 further illustrates the data on the age, sex, educational

attainment and socio-economic status of the respondents included in the

study.

Table 1

Age of the respondents

Age Frequency(N) Percentage(%)

13-17 22 36%
18-19 9 15%
20-39 16 27%
40 Above 13 22%
Total 60 100%

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Table 1 further illustrates the data on the age of the respondents included in

the study. It can be noted from the table that most of the respondents are

aged 13-17 years old, followed by age 20-39 years old, 40 above, and the

least respondents are aged 18-19 years old.

Table 2

Gender of the respondents

Sex Frequency(N) Percentage(%)

Male 33 55%

Female 27 45%

Total 60 100%

Table 2 further illustrates the data on the sex of the respondents included in

the study.

Data also shows that 55% of the respondents are male and 45% of the

respondents are females.

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 Table 3

Educational Attainment of the respondents

Educational Attainment Frequency(N) Percentage (%)

Elementary Undergraduate 0 0%
Elementary Graduate 0 0%
High School Undergraduate 8 13%
High School Graduate 23 38%
College Undergraduate 9 15%
College Graduate 20 34%
Total 60 100%

Table 3 further illustrates the data on the educational attainment of the

respondents included in the study.

Based on their educational attainment majority of the respondents are

high school graduate, followed by college graduates and minority of the

respondents are high school undergraduate, followed by college

undergraduate.

Socio Economic Status Frequency(N) Percentage(%)

5,000-14,999 16 27%

15,000-24,999 30 50%

25,000 Above 14 23%

Total 60 100%

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 Table 4 further illustrates the data on the socio-economic status of the

respondents included in the study.

Furthermore it indicates in the data that majority of the respondents

has 15,000-24,999 monthly income followed by 5,000- 14,999 and minority of

the respondents have a monthly income of 25,000 above.

2. What is the level of awareness of the respondents on Ecological

Solid Waste Management?

The data on the Level of Awareness of the Respondents is presented

in table 2. It includes 10 questions about the level of awareness of the

respondents.

The data that we gathered shows that the respondents are extremely aware

about their barangay having a garbage truck garnering with the highest

weighted mean of 4.67, followed by the awareness of segregation with an

average of 3.90 weighted mean and lastly the respondents are moderately

aware about the R.A 9003 or ecological solid waste management with an

average of 3.68 weighted mean. On the other hand the respondents are

slightly aware about the seminars conducted in their barangay garnering with

the lowest weighted mean of 2.08, followed by the awareness on how the city

solid waste management execute resource recovery the respondents are

somewhat aware it is ranked 9 with an average of 2.82 weighted mean, and

lastly the respondents are somewhat aware about city ordinance or programs

of Carmona under this R.A 9003.

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 Table 5

Awareness of the respondents

Awareness of the Respondents Weighted Verbal Rank

Mean Interpretation
1. I am aware of R.A 9003 or Ecological Solid 3.68 Moderately Aware 3
Waste Management

2. I am aware that in the Local Government 3.87 Moderately Aware 4

Unit and Barangays are responsible for the
Implementation of the act.
3. I am aware that our barangay we are 3.49 Somewhat Aware 6
complying to the R.A 9003 or Ecological
Solid Waste Act of 2000.
4. I am aware on how to store waste at our 3.51 Moderately Aware 5
home properly.

5. I am aware of the segregation. 3.90 Moderately Aware 2

6. I am aware that during MWF (Monday, 3.41 Somewhat Aware 7

Wednesday, and Friday) Biodegradable are
collected and during TTH(Tuesday, and
Thursday)Non-biodegradable are collected
in our Barangay.

7. I am aware that our Barangay has a 4.67 Extremely Aware 1

garbage truck that collects our waste.

8. I am aware how the CSWM (City Solid 2.82 Somewhat Aware 9

Waste Management) execute resource
recovery.
9. I am aware of the city ordinance or 2.92 Somewhat Aware 8
programs of Carmona under this R.A 9003
10. I am aware of the seminars conducted in 2.06 Slightly Aware 10
our barangay regarding Solid Waste
Management.
Composite Mean 3.433 Somewhat Aware

Legend: 1.0 -1.49 Not Aware, 1.50-2.49 Slightly Aware, 2.50-3.49

Somewhat Aware, 3.50-4.49 Moderately Aware, 4.50-5.0 Extremely Aware

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3. What is the practice of the respondents on Ecological Solid Waste

Management?

The data on the Practice of the Respondents are presented in

table 6. It includes 10 questions about the practice of the respondents.

As we gather all the data the findings of our study states that the

respondents are practicing the R.A 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste

Management neutrally it ranked 1 with the average of 3.4 weighted mean , the

respondents responds that they are neutrally disposing their waste properly

and at the same time they are complying with the schedule of garbage

collection in their barangay both have the same rank garnering with an

average of 3.25 weighted mean, lastly the respondents are neutrally sharing

their knowledge about proper waste disposal with their relatives it has an

average of 2.97 weighted mean and it is ranked 4. Moreover it indicates in the

data that the respondents are rarely attending on seminars about proper

waste disposal with an average of 1.98 weighted mean and it is ranked 10,

followed by rarely using of old stuff it is ranked 9 with an average of 2.12

weighted mean, and lastly the respondents are rarely their waste with an

average of 2.30 weighted mean.

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 Table 6

Practice of the respondents

Practice Weighted Verbal Rank

Mean Interpretation
1. I am practicing the RA 9003 or Ecological 3.40 Neutral 1
Solid Waste Management.
2. I am complying with the Barangay 2.68 Neutral 5
Ordinance about waste disposal.
3. I am segregating my waste. 2.62 Neutral 6
4. I am disposing my waste properly. 3.25 Neutral 2.5
5. I am recycling my waste. 2.33 Rarely 7
6. I am reusing old stuff. 2.12 Rarely 9
7. I am reducing my waste. 2.30 Rarely 8
8. I am complying with the schedule of 3.25 Neutral 2.5
garbage collection in our Barangay.
9. I am attending seminars about proper 1.98 Rarely 10
waste disposal.
10. I share my knowledge about proper waste 2.97 Neutral 4
disposal to my relatives.
Composite Mean 2.69 Neutral

Legend: 1.0 -1.49 Never, 1.50-2.49 Rarely, 2.50-3.49 Neutral, 3.50-4.49

Sometimes, 4.50-5.0 Always

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 Table 7

Summary of Level of awareness and Practice

Level of Awareness Mean Verbal Practice W.M Verbal
Interpretation Interpretation
I am aware of R.A 9003 or 3.68 Moderately 1. I am practicing 3.40 Neutral
Ecological Solid Waste the RA 9003or
Management Aware Ecological Solid
Waste
Management.
I am aware that in the Local 3.87 Moderately Aware 2. I am complying 2.68 Neutral
Government Unit and with the Barangay
Barangays are responsible for Ordinance about
the Implementation of the act. waste disposal.
I am aware that our barangay 3.49 Somewhat Aware I am segregating my 2.62 Neutral
we are complying to the R.A waste.
9003 or Ecological Solid Waste
Act of 2000.
I am aware on how to store 3.51 Moderately Aware I am disposing my 3.25 Neutral
waste at our home properly. waste properly.

I am aware of the segregation. 3.90 Moderately Aware I am recycling my 2.33 Rarely

waste.

I am aware that during MWF 3.41 Somewhat Aware I am reusing old stuff. 2.12 Rarely
(Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday) Biodegradable are
collected and during
TTH(Tuesday, and
Thursday)Non-biodegradable
are collected in our Barangay.
I am aware that our Barangay 4.67 Extremely Aware I am reducing my 2.30 Rarely
has a garbage truck that collects waste.
our waste.

I am aware how the CSWM 2.82 Somewhat Aware I am complying with the 3.25 Neutral
(City Solid Waste Management) schedule of garbage
execute resource recovery. collection in our
Barangay.

I am aware of the city ordinance 2.92 Somewhat Aware I am attending 1.98 Rarely
or programs of Carmona under seminars about proper
this R.A 9003 waste disposal.

I am aware of the seminars 2.06 Slightly Aware I share my knowledge 2.97 Neutral
conducted in our barangay about proper waste
regarding Solid Waste disposal to my
Management. relatives.

Composite mean 3.433 Somewhat Aware 2.69 Neutral

Legend: 1.0 -1.49 Not Aware, 1.50-2.49 Slightly Aware, 2.50-3.49

Somewhat Aware, 3.50-4.49 Moderately Aware, 4.50-5.0 Extremely Aware
1.0 -1.49 Never, 1.50-2.49 Rarely, 2.50-3.49 Neutral, 3.50-4.49
Sometimes, 4.50-5.0 Always

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It shows in the table 4, that the level of awareness of the respondents on

Ecological Solid Waste Management is moderately aware and the level of

practices of the respondents In Ecological Solid Waste management is

neutral.

4. Is there a significant relationship between the level of awareness and

practice on ecological solid waste management?

The finding shows that there is a very high positive correlation between

the level of awareness and practice.

Table 5

Relationship between the level of awareness and practice

Variables r- value Description

Level of Awareness 0.96 Very High Positive

and Practice Correlation

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Chapter V: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

The main purpose of conducting the study is to determine the level of

awareness and practice on ecological solid waste management in barangay

Milagrosa Carmona, Cavite, and to determine if there is a significant

relationship between the level of awareness and practice.

`SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

The study yielded with the following salient findings:

Majority of the respondents were 13-17 years old, male, high school

graduate earning approximately from 15,000-24,999 per month.

The over-all level of awareness of the respondents on ecological solid waste

management is 2.433 which is somewhat aware. The average practice of the

respondents on ecological solid waste management is 2.69 that means

neutral. The computed value is 0.96 which means Very high Positive

correlation

CONCLUSION

In the light of findings, the following conclusion where drawn:

Majority of the respondents are aged 13-17 with the frequency of

27(33%). The findings of the research shows that 33(55%) of the respondents

are male while the 27(45%) are females. Based on the educational attainment

majority of the respondents are High School Graduates. It indicates in the

data that most of the respondents have 15,000-24,999 salary monthly which

is average socio economic status.

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Generally the respondents of barangay Milagrosa is somewhat aware, the

respondents are fully aware or they are not fully informed about the ecological

solid waste management. The respondents are neutral it is either they are

practicing the ecological solid waste management or not, it shows that the

Ecological Solid Waste Management is not fully practiced by the respondents

The level of awareness and practice has Very High Positive correlation, which

means there is no strong correlation in both variables.

RECOMMENDATION

Based from the findings and conclusions the following recommendations are

presented. The LGU must conduct relevant seminars about the

Implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management to address the issue

on lack of awareness of the residents. Strict implementation of proper waste

segregation in barangay Milagrosa. Residence who can’t dispose their waste

properly must be penalized, according to the law.

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Appendix

The data on Correlation Analysis and Result on the Significant

Relationship between the level of Awareness and Practice on Ecological Solid

Waste Management is showed in table.

Awareness Practice xy x² y²

3.68 3.4
12.51 13.54 11.56
3.87 2.68
10.37 14.98 7.18
3.49 2.62 9.14 12.18 6.86
4.51 3.25 14.66 20.34 10.56
3.9 2.33 9.09 15.21 5.43
3.41 2.12 7.23 11.63 4.49
4.67 2.3 10.74 21.81 5.29
2.82 3.25 9.17 7.95 10.56
2.92 1.98 5.78 8.53 3.92
2.06 2.97 6.12 4.24 8.82
Ʃ=3.433 Ʃ=2.69
Ʃ=94.81 Ʃ=130.41 Ʃ=74.67

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Solution:

𝑛Ʃ𝑥𝑦 − Ʃ𝑥 . Ʃ𝑦
𝑟=
√[Ʃ𝑥 2 − (Ʃ𝑥 )2 ][𝑛Ʃ𝑦 2 − (Ʃ𝑦)2 ]

10(94.81) − (3.433)(2.69)
𝑟=
√[10(130.41) − (3.433)2 ][10(74.67) − (2.69)2 ]

948.1 − 9.23
𝑟=
√[1304.1 − 11.79][756.7 − 7.24 ]

938.87
𝑟=
√[1292.31][739.46]

938.87
𝑟=
√955611.55

938.87
𝑟=
√977.55

r= 0.96

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 Questionnaire

Level of Awareness and Practices on Ecological Solid Waste Management in

Barangay Milagrosa Carmona, Cavite
A. Respondents Demographic Profile
Age: _____13-17 yrs. old _____18-19 yrs. Old_____20-39 yrs. old _____40 and
above
Sex: _____ Male _____Female
Educational Attainment
____Elementary Undergraduate ____Elementary Graduate ____High School
Undergraduate ____High School Graduate____ College Undergraduate
____College Graduate
Socio Economic Status
____Below Socio Economic Status (Php5000-14,999)
____Average Socio Economic Status (Php15000- 24,999)
____Above Average Socio Economic Status (25000 and Above)

B. Level of awareness of the respondents on the Ecological Solid waste

management of Act 2000
(5)Extremely Aware (4) Moderately Aware (3) Somewhat Aware (2) Slightly
Aware (1) Not Aware

A. Awareness of the Respondents E.A M.A S.A S.A N.A

1. I am aware of R.A 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste
Management
2. I am aware that in the Local Government Unit and
Barangays are responsible for the Implementation of
the act.
3. I am aware that our barangay we are complying to the
R.A 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Act of 2000.
4. I am aware on how to store waste at our home
properly.
5. I am aware of the segregation.
6. I am aware that during MWF (Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday) Biodegradable are collected and during
TTH(Tuesday, and Thursday)Non-biodegradable are
collected in our Barangay.
7. I am aware that our Barangay has a garbage truck that
collects our waste.
8. I am aware how the CSWM (City Solid Waste
Management) execute resource recovery.
9. I am aware of the city ordinance or programs of
Carmona under this R.A 9003
10. I am aware of the seminars conducted in our barangay
regarding Solid Waste Management.

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 C. Level of Practice of the respondents on the Ecological Solid waste management
(5) Always (4) Sometimes (3) Neutral (2) Rarely (1)

B. PRACTICE OF THE ECOLOGICAL Always Sometimes Neutral Rarely Never

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
1. I am practicing the RA 9003or
Ecological Solid Waste
Management.
2. I am complying with the
Barangay Ordinance about waste
disposal.
3. I am segregating my waste.
4. I am disposing my waste
properly.
5. I am recycling my waste.
6. I am reusing old stuff.
7. I am reducing my waste.
8. I am complying with the schedule
of garbage collection in our
Barangay.
9. I am attending seminars about
proper waste disposal.
10. I share my knowledge about
proper waste disposal to my
relatives.

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