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.