Level of Satisfaction of Senior High School Students in

Waste Management at Bartolome Sangalang National High School

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Bravo, Avegail D.

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Rimocal, Aaron L.

Villaruel, Chloe S.
Level of Satisfaction of Senior High School Students in Waste Management

Introduction

Our society is currently facing lot of environmental

concerns including global warming, acid rain, air pollution,

urban sprawl, ozone layer depletion, water pollution,

climate change and waste disposal. The environment in which

we live is very important and it directly affects our lives.

Man is the product of his environment. Humans have been

interacting with their environment since people first walked

the Earth. For example, humans have been throwing their

trash eveywhere, conversely, the environment affects us in

many different ways as well. Environmental problem is a

global concern. It has no boundary. Though solutions are

being made to make people aware about environmental

protection, some display no concern at all.

ScienceDirect, a notable website from Google states

that waste management is a commonly used name and defined as

the application of techniques to ensure an orderly execution

of the various functions of collection, transport,

processing, treatment, and disposal of wastes. It involves

activities and actions required to manage waste from its

inception to its final disposal. This includes amongst other

things, collection, transport, treatment and disposal of

waste together with monitoring and regulation. It also

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encompasses the legal and regulatory framework that relates

to waste management wide guidance on recycling.

Waste management is implemented in different areas

like school. The utility personnel are doing their best to

maintain the cleanliness of school. They reduce, recycle,

treat and dispose wastes. Waste is everywhere, many students

are throwing their thrash in the wrong place, they are not

throwing their thrash in thrashcan.

Bartolome Sangalang National High School is one of

the biggest public high schools in Guimba, Nueva Ecija. It

is expected that every school practices proper waste

management. On the other hand, some students are not

disciplined. BSNHS has only few trashcans everywhere but has

a big disposal place. Students bring their trash there.

Students can only throw their trash between 7:00 to 8:00 in

the morning and 4:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon. The disposal

area is behind the senior high building. The utility manage

waste by burning them in the afternoon thrice a week.

Utilities do not separate non-biodegradable to biodegradable

waste.

Students have their level of satisfaction when it

comes to waste management. According to American Journal of

Educational Research, students’ satisfaction can be defined

as a short-term attitude resulting from an evaluation of

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students’ educational experience, services and facilities.

Their level of satisfaction depends on how waste is managed

properly. Waste management is very important in places like

school. In line with this, the researchers seek to determine

how satisfied the students are regarding waste management at

Bartolome Sangalang National High School.

Review of Related Literature

This part of study presents the related literature and

studies reviewed by the researchers. They further explain

how solid waste management affects the level of satisfaction

of students.

Solid waste is defined by Khan and Ahsan (2003) as a

material that is cheaper to throw away than to store or use.

It is considered as unwanted material to be dumped out of

the site. Solid wastes are simply solid materials at a wrong

place which can be segregated, transformed, recycled and

reused with great financial and environmental benefit. In

developing countries, it is common to find large heap of

garbage festering all over the city. The problems get

further complicated due to large population and obsolete

techniques employed for waste management. Guourlay (1992)

observes that in larger cities, collection and disposal of

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solid waste is a municipal responsibility but the actual

business of disposal is often contracted to private firms.

Solid wastes are generated from various sources like

institutions, industries, construction and demolition

activities, municipal services, agricultural activities,

treatment plants and special category sources (Khan & Ahsan,

2003). Residential and commercial waste include all organic

and inorganic refuse from residential areas and the organic

component of these wastes consist mainly of 8 material such

as remnants of food, paper, cardboard, textile, plastic,

rubber and leather. The inorganic component consists of

items such as glass bottles, tin, cans, aluminiums and other

metals, batteries, oil and paints; Commercial wastes are

rich in paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, wood and other

packaging materials. Institutional wastes include waste from

schools, colleges, government and private institutions and

prisons. This category of waste is similar to residential

and commercial waste but may also contain hazardous wastes

like chemicals from laboratories. The proportions of paper,

cardboard and packaging material is generally much higher in

this type of waste.

Elliott and Healy (2018) defined student satisfaction

as a “short-term attitude resulting from an evaluation of a

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student’s educational experience” and claimed that student

satisfaction was achieved when their actual experiences or

performances met or exceeded their initial expectations.

Adeolu et al. (2014) in their study on assessment

of secondary school students’ knowledge, attitude and

practice towards waste management in Ibadan, Oyo State,

Nigeria had reported that no significant relationship

between knowledge and practice was found and that

there is a need to increase student’s knowledge level

on waste management practices.

External and internal factors can affect the

satisfaction of someone in waste management. Possible

external factors are low collection frequency, low cleaning

services, and insufficient facilities such as small

dumpsters. Possible internal factors, which also play an

important role in this issue, include low awareness,

insufficient knowledge, and low responsibility for personal

waste (Srun and Kuriso, 2019).

Thondhlana and Hlatshwayo (2018) states that residents

also leave their bags of waste in front of their houses,

even when collection trucks are not expected. This harms

human health and the city landscape, and the dumped and

scattered waste clogs drains and causes flooding. Frequent

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disposal of waste in public open spaces may be caused by

poor waste management systems, such as irregular collection,

insufficient containers, poor cleaning services, and so on.

Another potential reason is low awareness about waste

disposal among residents. Therefore, to address this issue,

external conditions and internal awareness should be

considered together. Thondhlana and Hlatshwayo (2018) also

suggested that understanding people’s internal conditions

can be one of the effective methods to achieve environmental

sustainability as well as taking into consideration the

external conditions. Many studies have focused on one or the

other aspect—external.

Stoeva and Alriksson (2017) evaluated local waste

management service conditions, such as collection and waste

bins, under the term “satisfaction with the local service”.

They showed that the perception of external conditions had

an important role in predicting waste recycling intentions,

in addition to other psychological factors, and suggested

that satisfactory service conditions could increase the

recycling rate.

According to Busalla et al. (2013) on their study “The

Level of Waste Management in the Selected Public School in

Cebu City: Proposed improvement”, education is an essential

part of our existence which is why approximately 23 million

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of the Philippines’ population today is enrolled in

elementary and secondary education. Of the 23 million,

around 20 million are students of the public schools while

the rest, about 3 million, are enrolled in private school.

With the recent implementation last June 4, 2012 of the K-12

educational system, this number will increase exponentially

in the years to come. This explains that we need knowledge

to know more about waste management.

Other times people become accustomed to throwing their

waste in streets and other inappropriate places, as there

had been no formal system for sorting and disposal in their

community, so when changes are implemented people are not

changing their disposal behavior out of pure habit and

custom (Yousif and Scott, 2007). Similarly, a range of

socio-economic factors can affect public attitudes toward

littering, frequency of littering, and the effective

approaches to impede the littering tendency within an

individual (Al-Khatib et al., 2009). These factors are

region and culture dependent, and it is very important to

study them if an effective littering prevention program is

to be designed.

Systematic and holistic approaches and efforts should

be undertaken by various government and non-governmental

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agencies to educate the public by focusing on the underlying

reasons for recycling and the adverse effects of mounting

garbage on the environment. The intrinsic motives, which

were found to be higher motivational factors among the

respondents, should be nurtured and developed so as to

encourage recycling participation specifically and be more

environmentally responsible behavior in general.

When people understand the connection between their

behaviors and environmental harm they are more likely to

engage in pro-environmental behaviors. Recycling behavior is

strongly influenced “by the knowledge of where, when, and

how to recycle” as stated by O’Connell (2011).

The findings of a study conducted in over twenty-two

developing countries (Guerrero et al., 2013) suggest that

when citizens receive information about the benefits of

recycling and how to sort the waste, and they participate in

the designing of the programs, they are more likely to

participate in recycling campaigns. Social norms can also

play an important role in changing waste behavior and

participation in recycling activities. People are more

likely to recycle when they observe others in their

community recycling, so it would be beneficial to reach out

to key members of the communities to take the lead on

changing these negative environmental behaviors (O’Connell,

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2011). While recycling is a very important aspect of waste

management, authorities in developing countries tend to

overlook the significance of waste minimization strategies,

leading to situations where more waste than necessary is

sent to disposal sites or recycling facilities.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency

(2008), waste minimization is a process of elimination that

involves reducing the amount of waste produced in society

and helps eliminate the generation of harmful and persistent

wastes, supporting the efforts to promote a more sustainable

society.Waste minimization involves redesigning products

and/or changing societal patterns, concerning consumption

and production, of waste generation, to prevent the creation

of waste.

Environmental attitude of young people appears to be

crucial as they ultimately play a direct role in providing

knowledge-based solutions to incoming environmental problems

(Bradly et al., 1999). School environmental programs,

although addressed to students if properly channel can also

influence the environmental knowledge, attitude and

behaviour of adults (parents, teachers and local community

members) through the process of intergenerational influence

(Evans et al., 1996; Ballantyne, 1998; Gallagher et al.,

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2000). Every school generates waste arising from routine

activities such as classwork, sweeping, serving of food, and

bush cutting. The common types of solid wastes found in

various schools in less-developed countries include paper,

grass, nylon (pure water bags and biscuits, lollypops, ice

cream, and sweet or candy wrappers), sugar cane, maize cobs,

and groundnut shells. Other forms of wastes may also be

found on school premises, and these may not have even been

generated directly by pupils and teachers. Age, gender,

educational status, and amount charged for waste collection

services had been identified as factors influencing solid

waste management in highly populated cities like Ibadan and

Lagos (Ajani, 2007).

According to Ministry of Education in New Zealand

(2019), there are a lot of things that students can do to

achieve their level of satisfaction in waste management like

separating,reducing,reusing,recycling and composting are

good options for managing school waste. As students, they

have to find ways with the least negative effects on the

environment. In cremating and building waste pits on the

school grounds can only be done by schools with no other

options. Reduce waste, avoid sending waste to a landfill.

Landfills cause environmental problems such as unpleasant

smells and contaminants abd toxins leeching into water and

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the air. Educating staff and students about using other ways

of disposing of waste, such as recycling, reusing and

composting are higher regarded.

Polukuu Titus (2017) recommends that a comprehensive

education should be carried out to ensure that more persons

understand that the more waste they generate the more

revenue the waste management companies make and the less

money available to the West Africa municipal assembly for

the delivery of other critical social services. There must

be an attitudinal change especially in the early years of

development of the child. This would enable the municipal

assembly as part of its constitutional mandate to focus on

poverty reduction, sustainable livelihood development and

enhancing capacity building and jobs for the development of

the local economy of the area. This explains that when human

is developing in early years, they gradually know more about

wastereduction.

Adamoah et al. (2016) revealed that Age of students

(AGE), Disciplinary Level of Students (DL) and Parents

Educational Level (PE) significantly contribute to the

academic performance of students at Basic Education

Certificate Examination. A linear model was used for the

prediction of students’ performance at BECE, based on this,

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it is recommended that more disciplinary measures should be

implemented as well as reinforcing all the existing rules

and policies regarding students’ behaviour in all the Junior

High Schools.

Conceptual Framework

Input Process Output

1. Respondent’s
Profile
1. Interview
 Sex
 Age 2. Survey
questionnaire
2. Factors Affecting
the Student’s Level of
Satisfaction in waste
Management
Level of Satisfaction
2.1 Utility personnel of Students in Waste
Factor Management
2.2 Student Factor
2.3 School Factor
3. Factors Affecting
the Student’s Level of
Satisfaction in waste
Management
3.1 Reduction of Waste
3.2 Recycling of Waste
3.3 Treatment of Waste
3.4 Disposal of Waste
4. Place and time of
waste disposal
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Statement of the Problem

This study aims to determine the Level of Satisfaction of

Senior Highschool Students in Waste Management.

Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:

1. What may be the relation of the profile of the

respondents to their level of satisfaction on waste

management at BSNHS in terms of:

1.1 sex

1.2 age

2. How may these factors affect the level of satisfaction

of SHS students in waste management in terms of:

2.1 Utility personnel Factors

2.2 Student Factors

2.3 School Factors

3. How may the following factors affect the level of

satisfaction of SHS students in waste management in

terms of:

3.1 Reduction of Waste

3.2 Recycling of Waste

3.3 Treatment of Waste

3.4 Place and Time of Waste Disposal

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Hypothesis

Alternative:

There are factors that affects the satisfaction of senior

high school students in waste management.

Null:

There are no factors that affects the satisfaction of senior

high school students in waste management.

Scope and Delimitation

The aim of this study is to know the level of

satisfaction of students in waste management. This study

will mainly identify and assess different factors that

affects satisfaction of students. The simple-random sampling

will be used in this research, the Senior High School

students in Bartolome Sangalang National High School will be

the respondents of this study. This research is executed

during the second semester, year 2019-2020.

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Significance of the study

The level of satisfaction of students is based on how

waste is managed properly. Some factors explained that it

may affect the satisfaction of students.

The success of this study will benefit the following:

Utility personnel

This research is beneficial to utility personnel. They

will gain some feedbacks from other people especially

students. It will help them to know the things that they

need to improve or things that are need to adjust. It will

help them to improve their work in waste management.

School Administrator

This research is beneficial to school administrator.

After the assessment, this will help them to organize a plan

on how to improve waste management in school.

Classroom Adviser

Through this study, it will help them to know the level

of satisfaction of their students. It is a way as an adviser

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to report to school administrator whatever waste management

problem occurs in their class for fastand immediate action.

Subject Teacher

Through this study, teachers who are teaching about

waste management will help students to give information how

to manage wastes. They will help students also to achieve

their level of satisfaction on waste management.

Students

Through this study, it will help them to know how is

the process of waste management. They will realize the

things to do to achieve their level of satisfaction. They

will realize also that waste management is something to pay

attention with.

Future Researchers

This research may give them a lot of knowledge about

the level of satisfaction of students in waste management.

It will also lessen the work, stress and pressure once they

would pursue a similar study. They may use this page as

related literature.

Definition of terms
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The following words and key phrases may help the

researchers to understand this research paper.

Satisfaction- fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or

needs, or the pleasure derived from these.

Utility Personnel- utility Workers perform routine

maintenance activities in a variety of work

environments. In this study, this word

refers to the workers in waste management

Waste Management- Waste management is collection,

transportation, and disposal of garbage, sewage and other

waste products. Waste management is the process of treating

solid wastes and offers variety of solutions for recycling

items that don't belong to trash. It is about how garbage

can be used as a valuable resource.

Reduction- The act of decreasing or reducing something

- In this study, waste reduction, also known as

source reduction, is the practice of using less material and

energy to minimize waste generation and preserve natural

resources

Recycling- The act of processing used or abandoned materials

for use in creating new products

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- In this study, recycling is the process of

converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

Treatment- Care provided to improve a situation

-In this study, waste treatment refers to the

activities required to ensure that waste has the least

practicable impact on the environment.

Disposal- The act or means of getting rid of something

- In this study, waste disposal refers to the

removing and destroying or storing of damaged, used or other

unwanted domestic, agricultural or industrial products and

substances. Disposal includes burning, burial at landfill

sites or at sea, and recycling.

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Chapter II

Research Methodology

This chapter presents the methods and procedure that

was applied in this study. It was organized under the

following sub-headings: Research design, Sampling Procedure,

Research Instruments, Data Collection Procedure, and the

Method for Data Analysis.

Research Design

The research design used in the study was a descriptive

survey. This design helps the researcher to generate data

through well-defined study concepts and related variables.

Research Environment

This study was conducted at Bartolome Sangalang

National High School, the biggest public school in Guimba,

Nueva Ecija, located at Barawid Street, Saint John District.

The researchers randomly give the survey questionnaire to

Senior High School students.

Sampling Procedure

A random sampling procedure was used in selecting the

respondents or participants on this study. A total of 100

respondents from Senior High School Department in Bartolome

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Sangalang National High School S.Y 2019-2020, second

semester were chosen.

Research Instrument

A well-constructed and self-developed questionnaire was

used to get desired information from the students. The

questionnaire was divided into two sections. The first one

was for collection of information on personal data of

respondents, while the other one consisted of questions

answered by the respondents using the Likert Scale with

response options: Very Satisfied (4), Moderately Satisfied

(3), Slightly Satisfied (2) and Not Satisfied (1).

Method of Data Collection

The researcher collected the data needed through the

use of questionnaire. A total of 100 copies of

questionnaires was distributed to the respondents and

retrieved on the spot by the researchers. The design used in

distributing the questionnaire was Completely Randomized

Design (CRD).

Method of Data Analysis

Responses from the questionnaire were analyzed using

frequency counts and weighted mean. Frequency counts and

percentage were used in analyzing demographic variables,

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while weighted mean was used in analyzing response to

research question.
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Chapter III

Data Presentation and Analysis

For the results, the researchers stay close to the

statistical findings. Further, this section includes

summaries of the data rather than the raw data. This part of

the study includes tables and explanations about the

statistical results.

Part 1. Demographic Profile of the Respondents

This part of the paper provides the profile of the

respondents.

Table 1.1 Sex of the Respondents

Sex F Percentage

Male 43 43%

Female 57 57%

Table 1.1 presents the gender profile of the

respondents. Majority of the respondents, 57 out of 100

respondents or 57% are female, and 43 or 43% are male. This

implies that most of the respondents are female.

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Table 1.2 Age of the Respondents

Age F Percentage

15-16 20 20%

17-18 70 70%

19-20 9 9%

21 and above 1 1%

Table 1.2 presents the age of the respondents. Majority

of the respondents, 70 out of 100 respondents or 70% are 17

to 18 years old, 20 or 20% are 15 to 16 years old, 9 or 9%

are 19 to 20 years old while the 1 or 1% is 21 and above

years old.

Part 2. Factors that Affect the Level of Satisfaction of SHS

Students in Waste Management.

Table 2.1 Utility Personnel Factor

Factors WM Interpretation

1. Utility personnel are providing 3.07 Moderately

proper trashcans.
Satisfied

2. Utility personnel have enough 2.79 Moderately

equipments in waste management.
Satisfied

3. Utility personnel separate 2.72 Moderately

biodegradable and non-
biodegradable wastes.
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Satisfied

4. Utility personnel are collecting 2.89 Moderately

waste everyday in our school.
Satisfied

5. Utility personnel have a proper 2.84 Moderately

time and place of disposal.
Satisfied

GWM 2.86 Moderately

Satisfied

Table 2.1 presents the utility personnel factors that

affect the level of satisfaction of SHS students in waste

management. As a whole, SHS students are moderately

satisfied in utility personnel factors with a general

weighted mean of 2.86. Among the factors, statement number 1

that says “Utility personnel are providing proper trashcans”

got the highest weighted mean of 3.07 with its

interpretation moderately satisfied. According to Dom

Farina, in his study entitled, “The Best Trash Cans and

Recycling Bins For Schools and Colleges,” trash cans and

recycling bins play an important role in keeping school

campuses clean. Having the right trash can in the right

place discourages littering, and having clearly labeled

recycling bins makes it easy for the school to stay green.

Whether you need a trash can for the quad, the computer lab,

or the cafeteria, there is a trash can for you. Providing

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proper trashcans can affect the satisfaction of someone in

waste management.

Table 2.2 Student Factor

Factors WM Interpretation

1. I am disciplined in throwing 3.31 Moderately

trash in a trashcan.
Satisfied

2. I know the 3r’s (Reuse, Reduce, 3.42 Moderately

Recycle) in waste management.
Satisfied

3. I keep my own trash and throw it 3.24 Moderately

in the right place of disposal.
Satisfied

4. I know how to separate 3.29 Moderately

biodegradable and non-
biodegradable waste in Satisfied
trashcans.
5. I take my trash home to lessen 2.90 Moderately
wastes in school.
Satisfied

GWM 3.23 Moderately

Satisfied

Table 2.2 presents the student factors that affect

their level of satisfaction in waste management. As a whole,

SHS students are moderately satisfied with these factors

with a general weighted mean of 3.23. Among the factors,

statement number 2 that says “I know the 3r’s ” got the

highest weighted mean of 3.42 with its interpretation

moderately satisfied. According to Rinkesh (2020), an

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environmentalist, the three R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle

– all help to cut down on the amount of waste we throw

away. They conserve natural resources, landfill space and

energy. Additionally, the three R’s save land and money

communities must use to dispose of waste in landfills.

Siting a new landfill has become difficult and more

expensive due to environmental regulations and public

opposition.

Table 2.3 School Factor

Factors WM Interpretation

1. The administration implements 2.65 Moderately

zero-plastic policy.
Satisfied

2. The administration compels 3.07 Moderately

students to bring their own
tumbler to reduce waste in Satisfied
school.
3. The administration conducts 2.92 Moderately
clean-up-drive for the students
to know how to manage waste Satisfied
properly.
4. The administration orders the 2.93 Moderately
vendors at the canteen to use
paper utensils (e.g. paper Satisfied
cups.paper plate,paper bag,etc.)
5. The administration encourages 2.95 Moderately
students to take their trash
home. Satisfied

GWM 2.90 Moderately

Satisfied
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Table 2.3 presents the school factors that affect the

level of satisfaction of SHS students in waste management.

As a whole, SHS students are moderately satisfied in school

factors with a general weighted mean of 2.90. Among the

factors, statement number 2 that says “The administration

compels students to bring their own tumbler to reduce waste

in school” got the highest weighted mean of 3.07 with its

interpretation moderately satisfied. According to Tunza Eco-

Generation (2015), an environmental networking platform for

children and youth, most of the garbage problem is caused by

lifestyle. Likewise in Indonesia, plastic bottle becomes

major contribution of plastic waste. Indonesians are

drinking a lot of bottled water and then throw away the

plastic bottle after drinking. It is getting worse as "the

life style" of Indonesians is throwing the bottle in river,

land, and street instead of trash can. Plastic bottle water

is non-biodegradable, can leach toxic chemicals when handled

improperly and damage the ecosystem. Bringing own tumbler

instead of grabbing bottled water in store. It is small,

inexpensive, and reduces plastic consumption significantly.

This is part of green lifestyle.

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Part 3. How may the following factors affect the level of

satisfaction of SHS students in waste management in terms

of:

Table 3.1 Reduction of Waste

Factors WM Interpretation

1. Canteens are not using plastics 2.78 Moderately

when selling foods.
Satisfied

2. I know how to keep my trash and 2.98 Moderately

throw it in my house to reduce
waste in school. Satisfied

3. I know how to recycle things to 3.01 Moderately

reduce waste.
Satisfied

4. I use utensils (e.g. fork, 3.16 Moderately

spoon, plate) when eating in
school instead of disposable Satisfied
things.
5. I bring my own tumbler to reduce 2.97 Moderately
waste in school.
Satisfied

GWM 2.98 Moderately

Satisfied

Table 3.1 presents the following factors that affects

the level of satisfaction of SHS students in waste

management in terms of reduction of waste. As a whole, SHS

students are moderately satisfied in reduction of waste

factors with a general weighted mean of 2.98. Among the

factors, statement number 4 that says “I use utensils when

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eating in school instead of disposable things” got the

highest weighted mean of 3.16 with its interpretation

moderately satisfied. According to Minnesota Pollution

Control Agency (2015), an agency that supports environmental

education, the students should replace disposable utensils

and bowls with reusable alternatives. The Minnetonka Middle

Schools began this transition by examining their current

methods. After sorting and recording the amount of waste the

existing system produced, and starting to divert food waste

and recyclables, they found that 70% of the remaining

garbage generated in cafeterias was plastic flatware,

portion bowls, wrappers and bags. Replacing reusable

utensils instead of disposable utensils can help to reduce

waste in school.

Table 3.2 Recycling of Waste

Factors WM Interpretation

1. Utility personnel are recycling 3.17 Moderately

plastic bottle (e.g. plastic
bottle trashcan, decorations, Satisfied
plastic pots etc.)
2. Recyclable wastes are still 2.99 Moderately
being used by utility personnels
(paper, cardboard, plastic etc.) Satisfied

3. Utility personnels are 2.75 Moderately

collecting food waste in canteen
to use as composters in plants. Satisfied
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4. I am using used papers in 3.06 Moderately

paperworks.
Satisfied

5. Utility personnel are recycling 2.88 Moderately

Aluminum cans. (e.g.can pots,
can vase, decoration etc.) Satisfied

GWM 2.97 Moderately

Satisfied

Table 3.2 presents the following factors that affect

the level of satisfaction of SHS students in waste

management in terms of recycling of waste. As a whole, SHS

students are moderately satisfied in reduction of waste

factors with a general weighted mean of 2.98. Among the

factors, statement number 1 that says “Utility personnel are

recycling plastic bottle” got the highest weighted mean of

3.17 with its interpretation moderately satisfied. According

to ReuseThisBag.com (2017), one of the original U.S grown

suppliers of eco-friendly wholesale reusable and recycled

promotional product bags, getting students and teachers

involved in recycling at school is good for the environment,

educational and can be a lot of fun. Educating the children

about the importance of recycling provides the country with

a path to a greener future. As children learn about

recycling, they will be more likely to carry these habits

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into their adult years. They also will learn how their

personal actions can affect the future.

Table 3.3 Treatment of Waste

Factors WM Interpretation

1. Utility personnel are using 2.85 Moderately

thermal treatment (incineration,
open burning etc) Satisfied

2. Utility personnel are using 2.85 Moderately

dumps and landfills (sanitary
landfills, controlled dumps, Satisfied
bioreactor landfills
3. Utility personnel are using 2.73 Moderately
biological waste treatment
(composting, anaerobic digestion Satisfied
etc.)
GWM 2.81 Moderately

Satisfied

Table 3.3 presents the following factors that affects

the level of satisfaction of SHS students in waste

management in terms of treatment of waste. As a whole, SHS

students are moderately satisfied in treatment of waste

factors. Among the factors, statement number 1 and 2 got the

highest weighted mean of 2.85 with its interpretation

moderately satisfied. According to Hira Pant (2016), thermal

treatment is a solution for treating non-recyclable and non-

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reusable waste in an environmental and economic friendly

way. Thermal treatment reduces the volume and mass of the

waste and inserts the hazardous components, while at the

same time generating thermal and/or electrical energy and

minimizing pollutant emissions to air and water. Moreover,

according Advanced Disposal (2020), fourth largest solid

waste company in the U.S., states that a landfill is a

carefully designed structure built into or on top of the

ground, in which trash is separated from the area around it.

Landfills contain garbage and serve to prevent contamination

between the waste and the surrounding environment,

especially groundwater. A dump is an open hole in the ground

where trash is buried and where animals often swarm. Dumps

offer no environmental protection and are not regulated.

Table 3.4 Place and Time of Disposal

Factors WM Interpretation

1. Utility personnel have a proper 3.10 Moderately

place of waste disposal in
school. Satisfied

2. Utility personnel are disposing 2.80 Moderately

waste on different days (Monday,
Wedenesday, Friday) Satisfied

3. Utility personnel are disposing 2.85 Moderately

waste after class hour.
Satisfied

4. Utility personnel are disposing 2.94 Moderately

waste when there is a lot of
waste.
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Satisfied

5. Utility personnel are disposing 2.80 Moderately

waste in the morning.
Satisfied

GWM 2.90 Moderately

Satisfied

Table 3.4 presents the following factors that affect

the level of satisfaction of SHS students in waste

management in terms of place and time of disposal of waste.

As a whole, SHS students are moderately satisfied in

reduction of waste factors with a general weighted mean of

2.90. Among the factors, statement number 1 that says

“Utility personnel have a proper place of waste disposal in

school,” got the highest weighted mean of 3.10 with its

interpretation moderately satisfied. According to

romanodisposal.com (2016), proper waste disposal is

important for both the environmental and public health. This

should consider hiring a waste management company for the

collection and disposal of this waste in the correct way.

Waste should be sorted into recyclable, reusable

and disposable materials to ensure that it ends up in the

right place.
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CHAPTER IV

Summary, Conclusion and Reccomendation

In this chapter, the summary of the study, conclusion

and recommendation are presented.

Summary of the Study

This study is entitled “Level of Satisfaction of Senior

High School Students in Waste Management at Bartolome

Sangalang National High School”. The descriptive type of

research design was used in the study. A sample of 100

respondents was selected from a population of 997 senior

high school students. A simple random sampling technique was

used for the selection, where 100 students were randomly

selected from 19 sections of Senior High School Students in

BSNHS. A self-developed questionnaire was used for the data

collection.

In the survey conducted, from the stated utility

personnel factors, students are moderately satisfied that

utility personnel are providing proper trashcans with a

weighted mean of 3.07. Generally, students are moderately

satisfied with the utility personnel factors. From the

stated student factors, students are moderately satisfied

that they know the 3R’s in waste management with a weighted

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mean of 3.42. Generally, students are moderately satisfied

with the student factors. From the stated school factors,

students are moderately satisfied that they are bringing

their own tumbler to reduce waste in school with a weighted

mean of 3.42. Generally, students are moderately satisfied

with the school factors. From the stated reduction of waste

factors, students are moderately satisfied that they are

using utensils instead of disposable things to reduce waste

in school with a weighted mean of 3.16. Generally, students

are moderately satisfied with the reduction of waste

factors. From the stated recycling of waste factors,

students are moderately satisfied that utility personnel are

recycling plastic bottles with a weighted mean of 3.17.

Generally, students are moderately satisfied with the

recycling of waste factors. From the stated treatment of

waste factors, students are moderately satisfied with the 2

factors that utility personnel are using thermal treatment

and using dumps and landfills with a weighted mean of 2.85.

Generally, students are moderately satisfied with the

treatment of waste factors. From the stated place and time

of disposal factors, students are moderately satisfied that

utility personnel has a proper place of waste disposal in

school with a weighted mean of 3.10.

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Overall, this study proves that students have a

different level of satisfaction in terms of factors in waste

management.

Conclusion

From the data gathered and interpreted, the following

conclusion were drawn.

It is therefore, found out that there are many factors

that can affect the level of satisfaction of SHS students

like utility personnel factors, student factors, school

factors, reduction, recycling, treatment and place and time

of waste disposal factors.

Recommendation

After the long and careful examination of the gathered

data and information, the researcher strongly recommends the

following:

1. For the students, they need more knowledge about

waste management. They should be disciplined in

throwing their trash.

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2. For the teachers, they should guide the students in

discussing more about waste management.

3. For the school administration, if possible, they

should compel more rules and do clean-up-drive

monthly for the students not to forget about waste

management.