"Cleanliness is Next to Godliness" Waste management as perceived by CNHS -SHS TVL (CSS) Students for academic year 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Cleanliness is one of the most controversial issues throughout the day. Why is this considered to be the faces of the new generation? Cleanliness reflected a lot of impact to everyone's lives because as long as individual do not have discipline to make their surroundings clean, everyone is possible to get sick. This study is to give warning that mishandling of waste is a serious topic on how or what will be going to happen if our earth surrounded by garbage and trash. Just remember the coming of the new generation our sons/ daughters and grandchildren will be affected.

METHODS

In this mixed methods both questionnaire and quantitative research were used. A Likert type was used to validate data. The researchers administered the research questionnaire to G11-TVL (CSS) Students of CNHS-SHS Dept. last November 2019. After collecting of data, it was interpreted and analyzed.

RESULTS

The analysis of the data revealed that the level of awareness of the respondents on waste management program on separating plastic bottles from paper, cans, and other garbage to use it again and collecting all biodegradable waste to be used as fertilizer is “important”. While throwing the peel of candies in non-biodegradable bin and using plastic bottles and pieces of tear colored paper to make attractive artworks are “moderately important”. Lastly, bringing out the garbage only when hear the garbage truck coming/or in prescribe time is “slightly important”. The respondents considered that separation of plastic bottles from paper, cans, and other garbage to use it again and collecting of biodegradable trash to be used as a fertilizer to soil as “Agree”. They consider throwing the peel of candies in non-biodegradable bin bringing out of garbage only when hear the garbage truck coming/or in prescribe time, and also the question that using plastic bottles and pieces of tear colored papers to make attractive artworks as “Undecided”.

DISCUSSIONS

G11-TVL (CSS) Students are aware about the importance of cleanliness but the level of their compliance did not meet the highest understanding on how important cleanliness is.