Introduction

One concern can spring from experience in daily life—in school, at home,
environment and in different places. Waste disposal is a need in every places. Improper waste
disposal can lead harm not only to humans but also in the environment of barangay
Concepcion Grande. It can also cause illness to people than cannot be avoided. This research
topic is to aims to raise awareness to the barangay Concepcion Grande to help them in
making their environment clean and green by proposing this kind of study and help them do
proper waste management.

Waste Management are the activities and actions that the people in Barangay
Concepcion Grande should do to manage the waste to its inception to its final disposal. The
people in Concepcion Grande collect, transport and dispose waste together with monitoring
the waste management process. Improper waste management disposal can also lead to air
pollution which can affect the ozone layer and the people who lives not only Concepcion
Grande but the whole community that can harm the air that they’re breathing in which can
lead to harm having different kinds of illness.

Waste management offers different varieties of solutions for recycling items that
don’t belong to garbage or that can’t recycle. That can help to lessen the waste disposal in
barangay Concepcion Grande. It is about how other Garbage can be used again by the people
living in barangay Concepcion Grande.

The people living in Barangay Concepcion Grande is the responsible of proper waste
disposal in their surroundings. The improper disposal may severely endanger the health of the
people living in Barangay Concepcion Grande and also the environment of their places,
which can put the people living there in poverty. The people living in Barangay Concepcion
Grande must comply with the rules and regulations in their place like throwing their wastes
or trash on the proper places.

Proper waste disposal must begin with the selves living in Barangay Concepcion
Grande, owing to the fact that they are the ones that will benefit to the cleanliness of the
Barangay Concepcion Grande. The trash or the waste must be properly collected and stored
by segregating according to chemical compatibility, and by paying attention to the labeling of
the waste in bringing it into their respective places or location to avoid the improper disposal.
When the wastes are segregated, it must be disposed properly.

Statement of the Problem

This study aims to answer the following research question:

1. Why are the residence still choose to stay despite the situation?

2. What are the advantages of proper waste disposal in the residence of Barangay Concepcion
Grande?

3. If improper waste disposal is still on going, then what are the disadvantages of it in
Barangay Concepcion Grande?

To answer this questions that were given by the researchers, the researchers will be
conducting an interview to the 20 respondents of Barangay Concepcion Grande along the
creeks who are suffering from improper disposal. This will help the researchers to know their
opinion about improper disposal and for them to look for solutions that can help them
conquer the problem of disposal.

Purpose of the study

The purpose of the study is to help people to be aware of the proper waste management.
And for them to save the environment before it causes a huge distraction. The purpose of the
study can help people make a solution to prevent global warming and water, air and land
pollution. With this type of research people will be more cautious and aware of their waste
disposal and this will make people realize how land pollution can cause great damage to their
environment. And for our general objectives, we will be spreading awareness to the
community of Concepcion Grande. Reduce the risks of having diseases to the community
cause by having an improper waste management. We also want to produce regulation for
proper disposal for a safer living of the community.

Significance of the study

The result of this study would be a great help to the Barangay officials, students,
community, and future research in the following ways:
 1. The Barangay Officials. This study serves this Barangay official and their reference
or guide in creating their program concern with waste disposal. 

2. The Future Researchers. This study would help the future research as their basis of
their study and additional ideas, for the future investigations.

3. The Citizens of barangay Concepcion Grande. This study will help the citizens of
barangay to have a deeper understanding to the programs that their barangay officials
are making. By this study they will come up easier and powerful programs that could
enhance the program that the local barangay will conduct.

4. The Students. This study would help them to know the ways of helping the arising
improper disposal to community. In addition, it will give them an idea managing their
own wastes.

5. The Teachers. This study would help the teachers as their basis of their study and
additional idea to share to the students the right way of disposing the wastes.

Theory or Theoretical Perspectives

According to Keita Mamady March (2016), “Waste indiscriminate disposal is recognized

as an important cause of environmental pollution and is associated with health problems. Safe
management and disposal of household waste are an important problem to the capital city of
Guinea (Conakry). The objective of this study was to identify socioeconomic and
demographic factors associated with practice, knowledge, and safety behavior of family
members regarding household waste management and to produce a remedial action plan. I
found that no education background, income, and female individuals were independently
associated with indiscriminate waste disposal. Unplanned residential area was an additional
factor associated with indiscriminate waste disposal. I also found that the community
residents had poor knowledge and unsafe behavior in relation to waste management. The
promotion of environmental information and public education and implementation of
community action programs on disease prevention and health promotion will enhance
environmental friendliness and safety of the community.” This theory explains that, what
people need is the proper knowledge about disposal. Without proper knowledge, the people
can lead to indiscriminate waste disposal.
     According to Asmawati Desa, Nor Ba’yah Abd Kadir and Fatimah Yusooff October
(2012), “Solid waste is defined as generation of undesirable substances which is left after
they are used once. Solid waste can also be defined as the useless and unwanted products in
the solid state derived from the activities of and discarded by society. It can be classified into
three groups: 1) any materials if they are recycled or accumulated, stored, or treated before
recycling, 2) being used in a manner constituting disposal, burned for energy recovery,
reclaimed, and accumulated speculatively, and 3) a discarded material that is abandoned,
recycled, and inherently waste-like. Actually, waste can be considered as nothing but useful
material at wrong place. There is no material in this world, which is not useful in one-way or
the other. Also there is no material, which is created out of nothing. It is man’s ignorance that
he considers certain things as waste and other thing as useful. Just as types of wastes are
changing, so must the attitude of people towards waste must change. People must realize that
the solution lies in using waste as a resource rather than to be destroyed. Only due to
hazardous to human health, some of these undesirable substances cannot be directly reused.”
This theory explains that, people need to know how to recycled materials such as wastes.
Every waste can be recycled all we have to do is to resourceful to make the wastes useful.

According to Piyapong Janmaimool June (2017), “The aim of this study is to explain
individuals’ engagement in sustainable waste management behaviors (SWMBs) based on the
application of protection motivation theory (PMT). SWMBs include waste avoidance, green
purchasing, reuse and recycle, and waste disposal behaviors. Considering the amount of solid
waste generation per capita per day during the past 10 years, the statistical records from the
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) illustrate the increasing trend of solid waste
generation from 1.18 kg per capita per day in 2005 to 1.28 kg per capita per day 2015. Many
scholars have asserted that human beings should alter their behaviors to successfully reduce
their environmental impact. Several environmental problems (e.g., air pollution, water
pollution, and odors) caused by waste disposal are consequences of human behaviors;
therefore, citizens’ engagement in SWMBs should be widely promoted. This study applies
PMT to explore how individuals’ SWMBs are influenced by their perceived threats caused by
environmental contamination from waste disposal and their perceived coping capability. The
Bangkok metropolitan area was selected as a case study because it has faced serious waste
management problems, caused by increasing amounts of solid waste over the last ten years.
Questionnaire surveys were administered to 193 public and private office workers residing in
the city of Bangkok. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to justify the effects
of individual threat appraisal and coping appraisal on SWMB engagement. The results
illustrated that respondents’ self-efficacy could explain all types of SWMBs. On the contrary,
response efficacy was not a significant predictor of all behaviors. People’s perceived severity
of adverse consequences caused by pollutants could significantly explain their waste disposal
and reuse and recycle behaviors, and the perceived probability of being impacted by
pollutants could explain only reuse and recycling behaviors. Thus, PMT may be well suited
for explaining low-cost and simple SWMBs that require less effort. To promote people’s
engagement in each type of SWMB, different communication campaigns should be
established.”

According Chainarong Apinhapath August (2014), “Many cities have encountered

problems with uncollected solid waste. Separate disposal of recyclable waste is viewed as the
most effective procedure in waste management. However, this requires the cooperation of the
people in the community. Community mapping is the most effective tool for understanding a
community but it does not address possible ways to change people’s behavior. The Theory of
Planned Behavior was the basis for this study of recycling behavior as it offers methods for
changing people’s habits. However, the theory does not provide guidance on how to facilitate
the use of recycling bins in the community. Many recycling projects have been
unsuccessfully implemented due to the fact that most people do not want waste bins placed
near their houses. Therefore, both of these effective tools were combined in this study, which
propose an effective implementation method for community solid waste management.”

According to Ioana Nicoleta POP, Silvia COJOCARU, Nicoleta BICAN-

BRIŞA N January (2013), “Population can get involved in waste management process of
proper educated in adequate acting towards products one uses, especially when it becomes
waste. Furthermore, their involvement can improve by learning how to collect their waste in a
selective way. Taking these aspects into consideration, the paper presents a raising awareness
campaign that was developed in schools from Cluj-Napoca City and its results. It aimed to
teach pupils theoretical and practical aspects regarding waste management and especially
good practices in selective collection of waste, as a first step in recycling and other type of
material recovery. “Be green for the environment. Learn to select your waste” was a project
that joined forces of private companies, students and also public authorities in order to
improve environmental aspects by increasing young population involvement in waste
management process. In order to have a better perspective upon social reality – young
people’s knowledge and behavior related to waste management process, the survey method
based on questionnaires was used. The obtained data were statistically processed. The
questionnaires applied to pupils during the project highlighted the fact that pupils are not
aware of their role in waste management process although they have basic knowledge on the
issue. The supervising period of the way schools that took part to the project collect they
waste showed that they are more aware of that, as institution, fact that gives pupils a good
example and platform to improve their behavior in this matter.”

Research method

The method that was used by the researchers was the interview in order to do some
observations on what will be the impact of proper disposal to the arising health and
environmental issues to the community and on what can the proper disposal contribute to the
environment and the community due to the cleanliness and safety that was been made by the
disposal and to have a proper knowledge when it comes to the proper disposal to avoid
afflictions to the people. And to help the people to have a lot of idea of the proper waste
disposal, and to be more mindful of discomposing their waste. And also to be more
resourceful like recycling their waste to lessen the waste of that specific place they’re living
in.

Scope and Delimitations

The scope of our study is to help the people of Concepcion Grande to have a proper
disposal of their Garbage and wastes. We want to persuade every people to dispose their
wastes for them to avoid such as disease because of improper waste disposal in their
barangay. Knowing that improper wastes disposal can severely damage our health, we want
to help every citizens of barangay Concepcion Grande to avoid that thing through the help of
the waste disposal. The research sample are composed of 20 families that are besides the
creek in which a lot of Garbage was thrown away on that creeks. Primary data gathering
method used is interview and observing to determine the possible outcome of the wastes
disposal. 

The research data was based on interview of citizens of barangay Concepcion Grande
based on their observation and experience. This study delimitated on other barangay that are
not involved in the said respondents. 
Definition of Key Terms

WASTE: Our topic is proper waste disposal and wastes are unwanted unusable materials
which you can find on creeks, lakes and around the surroundings.

WASTE MANAGEMENT: We are finding out on how people throw their waste and how
the barangays handle the waste management and at the same time to find out where they put
all the garbage waste.

DISPOSAL: The act of throwing away rubbish/garbage. Proper waste management is the act
of throwing unwanted materials in the proper garbage and the proper place.

SEGREGATION: An action which you have to separate the Non-biodegradable,

biodegradable and recyclable rubbish from each other. Since we are talking about proper
waste disposal, segregating is the key way to having proper waste disposal.

RECYCLING: Reusing materials. Recycling is one way to help lessen garbage and to save
the environment by not causing too much trash and distraction to the environment.

Summary  

This research paper explores about waste management and improper waste disposal in
Barangay Concepcion Grande. This paper defines and elaborates the importance of having
waste management. Human activities are the main cause of the calamity in our country.
Ignorance of people brought large amount of garbage to our place.

And since effects of improper waste management is the main topic, it gave emphasize
to those effects such as global warming according to the resource articles. Effects to humans
and environment are cited in this paper. Proper waste management is not just doings of
barangay officials for us but we are also assigned to do it inside and outside our place for our
safety.

Each and every one of us must have sense of responsibility in terms of garbage
disposal to prevent any disaster that might come. This study will help humans to be more
mindful when it comes to proper disposal. And also to help our environment to be clean and
away from anything that will harm people.
Understanding the Perceptions of the Households from Barangay Concepcion Grande
on Proper Wastes Disposal.

Kirsten Louise Abas

Ma. Chrisitian Abdon

Ashanty Dela cruz

Carla Dialogo

Mariana Ipo

Universidad de Sta. Isabel

We have adhered to University policy regarding academic honesty in completing

This Assignment
Submitted to Ms. Jessica May Reyes, LPT on behalf of the Senior High School Department
in Partial Fulfillment of the degree requirements in Practical Research 1

A/Y 2019-2020