Maintaining the Cleanliness of Balayan East Central School by its Populace through Project: SARP (Segregating and Recycling Program)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

School Environment means the extent to which school settings promote student safety and student health, which may include topics such as The physical environment of school buildings and school grounds is a key factor in the overall health and safety of students, staff, and visitors. School buildings and grounds must be designed and maintained to be free of health and safety hazards and to promote learning. This study was purposively conducted to provide this key factor to all the clienteles of Balayan East Central School situated at Paz Street, Balayan, Batangas through the implementation of Project: SARP (Segregating and Recycling Program.

METHODS

The study employed the descriptive research method. This method describes the nature of a situation as it exists at the time of the study and explores the causes of particular phenomena through the results of the survey questionnaire for the 2,470 respondents represented by their respective class advisers. Consolidation of the response determined the source of the problem on the school's waste management. An approval to conduct the study was requested from the School Principal and other school clienteles.

RESULTS

Results of the data gathered showed that Balayan East Central School has guidelines/policy on waste management. These guidelines/policies were disseminated well to the school populace through GPTA and HRPTA meetings. Out of 2,353 (Two Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-three) population of learners, only 70% or 1,647 (One Thousand Six Hundred Forty-seven) of the school population followed the school guidelines/policies. As a means of garbage disposal, there are small trash bins installed in each classroom intended for plastic wastes, paper, and leaves but are not enough to keep all the waste inside them. in addition, the school has a compost pit but the area is limited due to lack of space.

DISCUSSIONS

The research study revealed that the school is truly encountering a problem with proper waste management by the school populace. The researchers applied interventions to solve the problem in maintaining the cleanliness of the school by the school populace. These interventions focused on the rigid re-dissemination to all the pupils of the guidelines/policy of the school on waste management, conduct of symposium on the proper waste management particularly waste segregation and recycling through the Project: SARP (Segregation and Recycling Program).