THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY MARTINA P. SUMADSAD HOUSEHOLDS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF THE COASTAL BARANGAYS OF LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES BACHELOR THESIS Study Mode: Full-time Major: Environmental Science and Management Faculty: International Programs Office Batch: 2014 - 2017 Thai Nguyen, 20/11/2017 DOCUMENTATION PAGE WITH ABSTRACT Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry Degree Program Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management Student Name Martina P. Sumadsad Student ID DTN1454290045 Households’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices in Solid Thesis Title Waste Management: A Case of the Coastal Barangays in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines Dr. Carmelita Rebancos Supervisors Assistant Prof.
Do Thi Ngoc Oanh Supervisor’s Signature Abstract: Solid Waste Management (SWM) refers to the lessening and/or elimination of adverse environmental and health impacts of improper disposal and treatment of solid wastes. Thus, the study used descriptive statistics and likert-scale to determine the households’ knowledge, attitude and practices in solid waste management in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Among the randomly selected 148 respondents, the study therefore concluded that the respondents were highly knowledgeable in terms of solid waste management, having an average weighted mean of 4. Also, the respondents showed a positive attitude in relation to solid waste management, having an average weighted mean of 4.
As for the practices of the respondents in terms of proper disposal of solid wastes, the study showed that, 84.46% practices proper disposal of solid wastes such as 3R, segregation, composting, feeding to animals and selling. However, there were still 15.54% which does not practice proper disposal of solid waste such as dumping of wastes in any water system, burning, burying and depending on waste collectors. Therefore, the study concluded that having high knowledge and positive attitude in solid waste management will be considered irrelevant if the people would still practice improper disposal of solid wastes, as the practices is what manifests in the environment. Thus, driving forces (e.
use of RA 9003 and the penalties thereof) should be taken into consideration to oblige the residents to know and take into action their responsibilities in solid waste management. Solid wastes, Solid Waste Management, Knowledge, Keywords: Attitude, Practices. Number of Pages 82 Date of Submission November 20, 2017 ii DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY I certify that this Special Problem Report is my own work and that any idea, technique, quotation or material from other sources, published or otherwise, are acknowledged in accordance with standard referencing practices. Furthermore, I declare that this report or a significant part of it has not been submitted for the award of any other degree or diploma at other educational institutions.
SUMADSAD iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like to thank God the Father for giving me strength and wisdom all throughout my study and to CCBCF family for the non-stop support and prayers. I also would like to thank the Advance Education Program (AEP) of Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF) for giving me the opportunity to conduct my study abroad, and to the Office of International Linkages (OIL) of University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB) for accommodating me throughout my short term research in the Philippines. To the government officials of Los Baños, and barangay officials of Baybayin, Bayog, Malinta, Mayondon and Tadlac for allowing me to conduct my study at their barangays and providing me all the help and tools I need to accomplish the objectives of my study. Likewise, I would like to give my utmost gratitude to my research supervisors; to Dr.
Carmelita Rebancos for the “walang sawang” support and guidance from my thesis proposal until the final revisions of my manuscript, and to Dr. Do Thi Ngoc Oanh, for helping me until the last minutes of my manuscript revision, specifically to my statistical analyses. Also, to my family (Ma, De, Leah, Lola Lila, Tita eva, Ate Jopay, Kuya Cocoy, Kuya Bex and family, Ate Tet and family) for the endless support financially and emotionally, also for helping me with my data gathering. To Ate Chin and Ate Bea for being my secondary “strict” advisers throughout my writing.
In the same way, I would like to give thanks to all of my friends for the words of encouragements and motivations not just during my manuscript writing but all throughout my stay in the university. Specifically, I would like to thank Colleene for being my library buddy, Katleen, Anne and Erika for being with me throughout the “bangag” days and Mishel, Kenneth and Carlo for sharing their knowledge with me. Thank you so much. And to my dearest Latrell Llanto, thank you for believing in my ability to successfully finish my research.
Thank you for spoiling me with all the stress relievers (foods), encouragements and inspirations. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DOCUMENTATION PAGE WITH ABSTRACT. ii DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY. iv LIST OF FIGURES.
vi LIST OF TABLES .1 Background of the Study .2 Statement of the Problem.3 Significance of the Study .4 Objectives of the Study.5 Hypotheses of the Study .6 Limitations of the Study. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .1 Household Solid Wastes and its Effect on the Environment .2 Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries .3 People’s Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Solid Wastes .4 Probable Solutions for Solid Waste Management Problems .5 Household Solid Waste Management in the Philippines .6 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 .7 Solid Waste Management in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. METHODS AND DESIGN.1 Types of Data and Method of Data Collection .2 Selection of the Study Area .3 Selection of Respondents.4 Method of Analysis and Data Presentation. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION .1 Socio – Economic Characteristics of the 148 Respondents in Los Baños .2 Household Solid Wastes Produced in 148 Households in Los Baños .3 Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of the Selected Households Regarding Solid Waste Management .4 Correlation of the Households’ Knowledge, Attitude, Positive Practices, Income and Educational Attainment.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 59 v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Organization Structure of the Solid Waste Management Program in Los Baños. Solid Waste Cycle in Los Baños.
Base Map of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Degree of Correlation. Conceptual Framework for the Assessment of the Household’s Knowledge, Attitude and Practices in Solid Waste Management of the Selected Coastal Barangays in Los Baños. Types of Solid Waste Generated in 148 households in Coastal Barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017.
Estimation of Average kg/yr of Solid Waste Generated in 148 households in Coastal Barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Total percentage of the respondents practices of solid waste treatment in Coastal Barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Total practices of wastes disposal of the 148 households in Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Socio-economic characteristics per barangay.
Types of solid wastes produced per barangay. Level of knowledge per barangay. Level of attitude per barangay. Practices in household solid waste disposal per barangay.
78 vi LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Population, Household Number and Sample Size of the Coastal Barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Frequency and percentage distribution of the socio-economic characteristics of the 148 respondents in Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Socio-economic characteristics in relation to the 148 respondents’ knowledge, attitude and practices in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017.
Frequency and percentage distribution of the types of household solid wastes in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Estimated average of solid wastes in a kg/week basis in 148 households in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Level of Knowledge of the 148 respondents in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Level of Attitude of the 148 respondents in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017.
Frequency and percentage of the respondents’ positive practices in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Frequency and percentage of the respondents’ negative practices in coastal barangays of Los Baños, Philippines, 2017. Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, Positive Practices, Income and Educational Attainment in Los Baños, Philippines, 2017 .1 Background of the Study Solid wastes are any discarded or thrown out solid materials which may come from animal and human activities. It can be classified based on contents, hazard potential or origin of waste.
Classification based on contents pertains to inclusion of materials like plastic, paper, metal, glass and organic waste, while, hazard potential includes toxic, non-toxic, radioactive, flammable or could spread infection. On the other hand, origin of wastes refers to whether it is from industrial, domestic, construction, commercial or demolition (LeBlanc, 2016). Whether the wastes are classified through its contents, hazard potential or origin, a systematic management of solid waste is still demanded to guarantee environmental hygiene .With a purpose of maintaining a clean environment, this led to the formation of different programs, rules and regulations related to Solid Waste Management (SWM) (LeBlanc, 2016). Also, SWM refers to the lessening or elimination of the adverse environmental and human health impacts due to improper treatment of wastes.
It also includes the number of practices related to treatment of wastes such as monitoring, collection, transport, processing, recycling and disposal (LeBlanc, 2016). In the Philippines, like any other developing countries, waste management has been part of its primary problem for the past decades. Generated wastes have increased significantly in the country especially to urban areas due to modernization, urbanization and accelerated population growth. The inability of both local and national government on implementing proper waste management due to financial, 1 human, and technical resources scarcity resulted to both environmental and health complications.
As mentioned above, increased production of wastes were experienced particularly to urban areas such as Los Baños, Laguna. The said area encountered the challenges of implementing an effective SWM programs within the municipality. Some of these challenges were urbanization, acceleration to the number of population, absence of discipline among the communities, etc. which results to land and water pollution.
Thus, led to the strict implementation and manifestation of six Municipal Ordinances and one Memorandum Order related to Solid Waste Management (Perez, 2009).2 Statement of the Problem In the observation done in Los Baños, it was shown that as the population increases, so thus the wastes being generated in the Municipality (Rustia, 2001). In relation to the increased generation of wastes, as of 1980 to 2001, the vicinity of Los Baños experienced smog due to burning of wastes; wastes were unorganized and mixed at the dumpsite; and wastes were dispersed on the streets, having that 33 – 35 tons of wastes were produced per day and one of the major contributors to these wastes generation were the households. In Mayor Caesar Perez’s report about Local Ecological Governance, he stated some of the major problems faced by the municipality with regards to addressing the solid waste management, was the absence of the community’s involvement and discipline having that there’s a continuous increase in urbanization and population 2 rate leading to air and water pollution. It was then stressed by Mayor Caesar P.
Perez that, “Garbage problem is not sole responsibility of the government; the citizens must do their share on proper waste disposal” (Perez, 2009). With this, the study was conducted to answer the following questions: 1. What are the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines? 2. What are the types and nature of solid wastes produced in the coastal barangays of Los Baños? 3.
What are the household’s level of knowledge & attitude, and practices regarding Solid Waste Management? 4. What are the relationships of the respondents’ income and educational attainment with their level of knowledge, attitude and positive practices (KAP) in Solid Waste Management? 5. How does the household’s level of knowledge, attitude and positive practices related to each other in relation to solid waste management? 1.