The Effect of Improper

Waste Management on
Students’ Health
 II. Statement of the Problem
Main Research Question:
• How does improper waste management affect students’
health?

Specific Research Questions:

• How does the school implement their school waste
management?
• How can improper waste disposal be harmful to students?
• What health-related diseases are caused by improper waste
disposal?
 III. Scope and Limitations
• The researchers focused on Junior High
School students at Sto. Domingo Integrated
School because many students mostly lack
discipline when it comes to following and
implementing waste segregation.
 IV. Review of Related Literature
• Our study is related to the chosen literature
because it has similar perspectives when dealing
with how waste management can be solved.
Reference:
• G.R.E.E. Ana,MPH,PhD, MEng E.O Oluruntoba, PhD D. Shendell, DEnv,
MPH O.O. Elemile O.R. Benjamin M.K.C (2011)
 A. Summary of Each Reference and
Its Relevance to the Study
• The lack of space for disposing of wastes has a crucial
environmental effects that cause major problems to the people
and the environment.

• This published work is essential in providing information related

to our chosen topic or study. It provides necessary details to
supply and support factual information in our study.

• Our chose topic or study is about finding out the effects of

improper waste management on the students' health. It also
focuses on the other effects on the environment.
 V. Methodology

• Data collection method--questionnaire

 A. Respondents
• The researchers have randomly chosen
40 respondents in the junior high school
levels --10 respondents per high school
level from Grades 7 to 10.
B. Administration of Questionnaires

• The method we use in our

survey is close-ended questions
with multiple choice.
• Name:__________________________________
• Grade &Section:________________________

We are students from Grade 10 Voltaire of Sto Domingo

Integrated School who are currently conducting the research
entitled, ”THE EFFECT OF IMPROPER WASTE MANAGEMENT
ON STUDENTS’ HEALTH”. The purpose of the study is to
determine the effect of improper recycling and waste
management program in the SDIS community. Moreover, the
study also aims to list down negative and potential harm of
improper handling of waste to students’ health.
With this, we respectfully ask for your permission to
participate in our study through our questions.
1. What is the harmful effect of improper waste management in
our health?
( ) Can cause a lot of diseases
( ) Can influence students
( ) Influence students to be irresponsible to have bad hygiene
( ) Others(please specify) _____________________________
2. Do you know the effect of improper waste management in our
health?
( ) Yes ( ) No

3. Do students dump their waste alongside the garbage bins

instead of putting inside those?
( ) Yes ( ) No
4. If yes,why in your opinion students behave like this?
( ) Difficulty to put waste inside the bin due to height of bin
( ) Difficulty to put waste inside the bin due to overflowing and litter spread
around the bin
( ) Laziness to go waste bin
( ) Any other reason:__________________________________

5. Do you think this has a negative effect on students?

( ) Yes ( ) No

6. In your opinion which of the these is a priority concern about waste in

the area?
( ) Littering and looks bad
( ) Effect on students’ health
( ) Effect on environment
7. What are your more concerned about as students?
( ) Air Pollution
( ) Water Pollution
( ) Waste Pollution
( ) Others_______________________

8. Identify some of the main problems with the current solid

waste management system of our school.
( ) Waste lying around
( ) Odor
( ) Rats
( ) Flies
9. Which of the following can be the source of disease?
( ) Food Contamination
( ) Water Contamination
( ) Flies transferring bacteria
( ) Disgusting odor
( ) Others__________________

10. What diseases might you get from improper waste management?
( ) Dengue
( ) Leptospirosis
( ) Malaria
( ) Allergies
( ) Cholera
( ) Others_____________________
 C. Statistical Tool
• The researchers use statistical tool to
measures central tendency.
• We use graph to get the majority of the
answers of the respondents regarding the
questions on the effect of improper waste
management on student's health.
VI. Results and Discussion
A. Focus on graphs that only
answer your research question
Graph 1: The Main Harmful Effect of Improper Waste
Management to Our Health

Can cause diseases

5%
8%

Can influence students

87%
Can influence students to be irresponsible
Graph 9: The Main Causes of Diseases

Food Contamination
8%

40% Water Contamination

40%

Flies transferring bactera

12%
Disgusting Odor
Graph 7: The Major Concerns of Students About the
Environmental Problems

Air Pollution

40%

Water Pollution
55%

5%
Waste Pollution
Graph 10: The Diseases We Might Get from Improper
Waste Management

8% Dengue

8%

6% Leptospirosis

Malaria

78%
Allergies
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B. The Final Graph
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30

25

20

15

10

0
Can cause diseases Food/Water Contamination Flies Transferring Bacteria Waste Pollution Dengue

• Distribution of the effects of improper waste

management in students health
VII. Conclusion and Recommendations
• Improper waste management can be harmful because it can cause a lot of
diseases.

• According to research sample the result shows that the school lacks
implementation of proper waste management, which leads to harmful
effects such as water contamination and other health-related diseases.
•
• Provision of adequate public waste bins is necessary for proper solid waste
management. Having an access to public waste bins prevents improper
waste disposal practices by the students and the other people . Waste bins
should be provided particularly to avoid dumping of waste in unauthorized
places.
Submitted by:
• Alcairo, Jhielmar
• Arejola, Ruel Raven
• Banico, Kris Ann
• Carpio, Starla
• Cortez, Jomar