Awareness, Attitudes and Practices of Students Towards Household Waste Management of San Pascual Senior High School 2

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The topic of environmental protection has attained the highest importance in this era globally but the practices of basic concepts waste disposal are often neglected. People around the globe are aware of the impact of improper waste disposal practices, but the negative attitude of implementation gives rise to a chaotic situation. This study was conducted to obtain baseline information about waste management practices among students at San Pascual Senior High School 2.

METHODS

A convergence of parallel mixed method design was used in the study. Using a pragmatic approach, the researcher used a researcher-made questionnaire and a face-to-face interview with the subjects. Fifty students responded to a set of structured questions and semi-structured questions. The subject of this study was the twenty grade 11 students and thirty grade 12 students from San Pascual Senior High School 2.

RESULTS

The fifty students who responded in our researcher-made questionnaire perceived big problems in terms of 1) awareness in door-to-door garbage collection, 2) attitudes towards accepting their responsibility through household waste management and 3) practice in making DIY at home out of recycled materials. Also, it was found out from the fifty students who participated in the face-to-face interview that most of them are not aware in door-to-door garbage collection, also the students didn't accept the responsibility in household waste management, and they are not interested in making DIY at home out of recycled materials.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that the students must be fully aware regarding door-to-door garbage collection however, lack of awareness jives with the absence of door to door garbage collection scheme within the barangay. Students should be more responsible, aware and have more learnings when it comes to household waste management. The students must have a sense of responsibility in order to maintain their surrounding's cleanliness because a clean place is a safe place.