Attitudes of the Feeder Barangays of Aglipay High School towards R.A. 9003

Authors

  • Apple Jane Dela Cruz

Keywords:

Waste, RA 9003, Environment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Solid Waste Management is the collection, transportation and disposal of waste materials. It relates to the materials produced by humans. According to Jatau (2013), adequate knowledge of the negative impacts of poor waste management practices promote personal hygiene and health. in a study of Plaza (2017), about 35,000 tons of solid waste are generated everyday which alarmed the environmentalists and convinced people to eradicate this practice. Aglipay High School, an eco-friendly institution is working together with the community to sustain an eco-friendly community for the benefit of its students. This study is conducted to find the attitudes of the feeder barangays of Aglipay High School towards R.A. 9003.

METHODS

This study used a descriptive-quantitative method. Respondents from the three feeder barangays of Aglipay High School attested to what extent did they agree with statements through a Likert scale. A cluster sampling was used wherein 20 respondents were purposively chosen from each feeder barangay. Simple mean and frequency counts were used to treat the data. T-test is also used to determine if there is any significant difference when respondents are grouped according to their educational attainment.

RESULTS

Results show that respondents portray positive attitudes towards Solid Waste Management. Posting a mean score of 1.38, respondents strongly disagree with the statement that the feeder barangays throw garbage on rivers and water streams. 2.08 mean predicts that respondents are aware of proper segregation. More so, 35 respondents or 58.333% strongly agreed that residents of the feeder barangays of the institution are disposing their waste properly. Respondents that are grouped in age and educational attainment shows positivism towards RA 9003 as the overall result revealed a score of 95% or 57 of the respondents has a positive attitude towards RA 9003.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on results, it can be inferred that feeder barangays of Aglipay High School possesses positive attitudes towards RA 9003. Despite the limitations of this study, it speaks and calls for the continuous information and dissemination campaigns about RA 9003 to equip and instill positive attitudes and the importance of Solid waste Management to the environment and community.

Published

2019-01-18