QUESTIONNAIRE

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: PRACTICE AND AWARENESS OF SENIOR

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF TSNHS
Name: (Optional) Gender: Male Female
Year/Section: Age: ___
Directions: For each statement in the survey, kindly answer the following question honestly
and put a check (√) in the box on the right side of each statement based on your personal
practice. There is no right or wrong answers. Your answer will be kept strictly confidential.
Scale: 5 – Extremely Agree (indicates that the characteristic is always manifested)
4 – Very Agree (indicates that the characteristics is often manifested)
3 – Moderately Aware (indicates that the characteristics is sometimes manifested)
2 – Slightly Aware (indicates that the characteristics is seldom manifested)
1 – Not At All Aware (indicates that the characteristics is never manifested)
I. What is the level of awareness/knowledge on solid waste management among the Grade 11
learners?

Extremely Very Moderately Slightly Not At

Aware Aware Aware Aware All
(5) (4) (3) (2) Aware
(1)
1. Solid waste management
2. Proper disposal of garbage
3. Identification of biodegradable from
non-biodegradable
4. Importance of solid waste management
5. Discipline on solid waste management
matters a lot
6. Possible illness that you can get
whenever trashes are not properly
disposed
7. Practicing SWM saves money and energy
8. Before throwing garbage, it is a must to
read those trash-can labels for segregation
9. Importance of recycling
10. Waste minimization practices like reuse,
reduce, and recycle.
II. What is the level of practice on solid waste segregation among the Grade 11 learners?
A. At School

Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never

(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
1. I segregate solid waste
2. I use segregate solid waste
3. I burn waste materials
4. I reuse my old materials than buying a new one
5. I throw and left my garbage outside the house
6. I reuse washable food containers
7. I make decors out of plastic bottles

B. At School
Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
1. I bring water in reusable water bottles than
buying water in one used plastic bottles at
school
2. I keep those unfilled papers and used it as
scratch
3. I buy only what I need so that I will not end
up throwing away extra food
4. I segregate biodegradable and
non-biodegradable
5. I segregate recyclable waste from non-
recyclable waste
6. I segregate recyclable items for collection

III. How aware are the Grade 11 students on the importance of solid waste management in
maintaining a beautiful, healthy and safe environment?
 Extremely Very Moderately Slightly Not At
Aware Aware Aware Aware All
(5) (4) (3) (2) Aware
(1)
1. Rubbish and waste can cause air and waste
pollution
2. The principle of 3R; reduce, recycle, and
reuse to maintain the safety of the
environment
3. Proper waste removal helps improve air
and water quality as well as reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
4. Prevents pollution or contamination
5. Prevent bad odors
6. Ensure physical safety
7. Improve everyone’s health
8. Improper waste segregation can develop
diseases
9. Loss of biodiversity

IV. What are the different issues and challenges faced by the Grade 11 learners on solid
waste
management?
Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
1. Lack of awareness on SWM
2. Lack of practice on SWM
3. Lack of interest on SWM
4. Lack of programs on SWM
5. Lack of segregation
6. Slow of adoption
7. Incorrect/inadequate segregation
practice