Waste Analysis and Characterization Study in Br. Andrew Gonzalez Technical High School

Abstract

Introduction

The Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, concerns with the solid waste management programs of the ecological wastes. This act encourages the institutions to provide programs for the solid waste management and gives penalties to the non-abiders, distributes incentives to the good practitioners, and encourages the utilization of funds for the betterment of the environment. The present study aimed to determine the status waste analysis of waste management of Br. Andrew Gonzalez Technical High School-San Juan, Apalit, Pampanga.

Methods

Materials used were weighing scale, trash containers, garbage bags, one ground cover or old tarpaulin, gloves, dust masks, disinfectant, and datasheet. Wastes were collected daily for three days from Br. Andrew Gonzalez Technical High School (BAGTECH). The collection areas were divided into four categories: Open grounds, Academic Buildings, Technical Vocational Shops, and the canteen during the fourth quarter of the school year 2016-2017 (March 7-9, 2017). All collected wastes were brought to the school dump area located at the side of the TVL shops which is an open area. The total weight was recorded using a weighing scale.

Results

Based on the average waste generated in the three-day sampling, it was found out that the leftovers (foods) have the highest generated waste with an average of 16.98 kg, followed by the pet bottles 7.07 kg, fruit peelings 6.13 kg, assorted papers 4.93 kg, straw, and assorted plastics 4.80 kg, leaves/plant parts 4.53kg, textile trimmings 1.5 kg, wet papers 0.77 kg, and the lowest in the plastic cup which is 0.50 kg. The disposal waste had the highest percentage composition (60%), followed by the diversion (37%) and the lowest is the recyclable (3%).

Discussion

The disposal wastes are leaves/plant parts; wet papers, leftovers (foods) and fruit peelings had the highest percentage composition (60%) and revealed that these are generated waste from the canteen. The second is the diversion (37%) which includes pet bottles, assorted papers, plastic cups and straw, and assorted plastics. These wastes are generated from the canteen, academic buildings, and open grounds. The lowest proportion is the recyclable (3%), the textile trimmings from the TVL shop specifically from the (Tailoring/Sewing shop).