EXTENT OF AWARENESS AND PRACTICES TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT 9003 IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA CRUZ, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES.
Journal Title: International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR) - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
This descriptive research assessed the extent of awareness and practices toward implementation of the Republic Act 9003 in the Municipality of Santa Cruz, Province of Laguna, Philippines. Three (3) groups of respondents appraised the implementation of said law in the ten (10) sampled barangays. There were one hundred eighty (180) sample household residents, six (6) garbage collectors and sixteen (16) barangay officials, a total respondents of two hundred two (202) involved in the study. Frequency count, percentage, ranking and weighted mean were used in analyzing the data. This study found out that the household residents? most common practices in disposing biodegradable waste are in feeding wastes to animal, bringing the wastes to the garbage collection point and burying the waste for backyard composting. On recyclable wastes, the most common practice is on selling wastes to ambulant buyers and on residual wastes, the most common practice is bringing them to garbage collection point. Residents are slightly aware on proper segregation and collection of solid waste. They are not aware on composting biodegradable waste material. However, they are fully aware on recycling solid wastes. The household residents moderately complied on proper segregation and collection of solid wastes. They did not comply on the composting of biodegradable waste, however, the household residents moderately complied in the recycling of solid wastes. It is recommended that the municipal government may review the Medium-Term Barangay Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan and to monitor the strict implementation and compliance to the implementing rules of Republic Act 9003.
Authors and Affiliations
Enrico R. Rivano
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP409952
- DOI 10.21474/IJAR01/7887
- Views 90
- Downloads 0
EVALUATING STUDENTS? LEARNING STYLES TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES FOR A WEB DEVELOPMENT COURSE.
The process of learning is a very imperative features of human life and the learning styles of learners has been one of the essential acquired issues. In the aspect of learning, each learner has their learning styles whi...
IS CO-CREATION ACTIONABLE IN MARKETING 3.0 A REVIEW AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS PERSPECTIVE.
The discussion subject of this research is the application development of co-creation concept in Marketing 3.0 that base on the development of digital platform application in business environment, how co-creation is rese...
CARDIOVASCULAR AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS.
Aim:To determine the frequency and severity of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and to assess the association of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy with age, duration of diab...
LEUKOARAIOSIS AND DEPRESSION: LINKS BETWEEN THE RADIOLOGICAL ENTITY AND THE DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY.
Leukoaraiosis is a purely descriptive term for a radiological image, which describe confluent white matter abnormalities, detected by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The clinical presentatio...
TANNINS AND CATECHINS CONTENT OF GAMBIER (UNCARIA GAMBIER ROXB) IN RELATION WITH ADHESIVE QUALITIES AND BONDING STRENGTH OF COLD SETTING GLUE.
This research aims to know the quality of the various production centers gambier in West Sumatra and the main constituent component(tannins and catechins) in relationships with the bonding strength of adhesive gambier. T...