Effect of 3R's Waste Management to Subic Elementary School Waste Disposal Problem
Keywords:
waste management, generated, reductionAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Managing waste within school seems to be a common problem both in urban and rural areas, making waste reduction projects on solid waste as an environmental issues focus on reducing, reusing, and recycling material waste at a school with overall goal reduce waste as project includes focus on preventing waste, understanding where waste ends up, and exploring how waste issues impact the land, air, water, and other living things in the local environment.
METHODS
The researcher used the questionnaire and interview to collect data for the study focused on the kind of garbage generated in school and the common practice in disposing of garbage. The results of the survey were tallied and analyzed. Frequency distribution and the percentage is the statistical treatment of this study. The researcher prepared an action plan on 3Rs Waste Management System and other related activities to be done.
RESULTS
The results showed that pupils become more aware of how much trash they generated in daily life by observing and recording how much trash they produce in one day. After the 3Rs was launched, it was noted that there is an average of two (2) garbage bins in every classroom. The common practice of the school regarding waste management did not suffice the solution needed in solving the problem. The said waste management scheme helped the pupils to practice the 3Rs in order to care for the environment to reduce, reuse and recycle was a good start because it was easy and a manageable task for any age grade level to achieve, the generation of garbage in school was lessened making it a clean and healthy environment for the school children.
DISCUSSIONS
Based on the results, the school populace's awareness of proper waste disposal is very important. It made to educate pupils about the 3Rs in waste management and the benefits they can get from it. Administrators and school staff helped solve the problem by disseminating information about proper waste disposal. Pupils segregate garbage by using three labeled as to what kind of trash they can put to each bin. Therefore, the continuous integration of caring for the environment in every lesson is a must.