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Laguna Philippines 4025

THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE RESIDENT IN BARANGGAY NIUGAN

(IBABA) WITH REGARDS TO THE IMPACT OF IMPROPER WASTE
SEGREGATION

Agaton, Mikaela E.

De Torres, Jobel A.

De Vera, Danica A.

Diongco, Daniela Crizle M.

Estropia, Reghina

Gervacio, Nherianne M.

Navarro, Daniela P.

Pelingon, Mark James A.

Ronco, Kenn R.

Somes, Maria Christina May B.

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CHAPTER 1

The Problem and Its Background

Introduction

People’s negligence has led everyone to suffer with an environmental

dilemmas such as global warming, flash floods and many more. Some people are
reckless in throwing their waste and they do not think of the possible
consequences or circumstances of their actions and its effect on the environment,
due to ones’ laziness and carelessness why these problem arises. Misbehavior
and ignorance brought large amount of garbage anywhere they go. Numerous of
individual are not following human rules or law like proper waste segregation.
Waste disposal can be defined as any method used to discard unwanted
substances or materials. Poor waste disposal activities engender severe
environmental problems on a location.

According to the study of my green bin, “If we do not dispose of the

waste in a systematic manner than more than 1400 sq. km of land which the size
of the city of Delhi would be required in the country by the year 2047 to dispose of
it.” (2018)

Due to the bad habit of improper waste segregation, it has been

identified as one of the main reason of different pollution in our area. It could also
be a serious threat to anyone if no one will took about this issue as a serious matter
to resolved about. Because improper waste segregation can be the cause of air
pollution, soil contamination, infections to humans and effects to climate.
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As Torres said, Soil, water and air pollution can all be a result of
improper waste disposal and occurs when either of them becomes contaminated
with hazardous materials. (2019)

He added that, apart from this improper waste disposal can also have
adverse health effects on humans as over the years it has been responsible for
causing several diseases and in some cases even death. So all of must have
responsibility, obligations and awareness denominate of garbage disposal to
anticipate any calamity that may come. Decide the things that must be reduced,
keep those can be reuse, and put aside those can be recycled.

Background of the Study

Due to various reasons urban areas are facing many challenges, unhealthy
disposal of solid waste is one of the important problems in many societies and
waste recycling is considered as a solution for managing solid waste. Waste
management is great challenge to the environmental sustainability, it not only
shows the challenge but also it shows the social handicap.

The management of solid waste continues to be a major challenge in urban

areas throughout the world particularly in the rapidly growing cities of the
developing world (Foo, 1997). A high rate of population growth and increasing per
capita income have resulted in the generation of an enormous volume of solid
waste, which poses a serious threat to environmental quality and human health
(Snigdha, 2003)

As more cities becomes industrialized, the congenital problem of waste

management comes along with it. Technological and economic advancements
has made the types and kinds of and solid waste very diverse and their
management much more complex. The complete nature of disease outbreaks;
cases of chlolera as well as other diarrheal diseases in recent times corroborate
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this fast. Furtheremore, the changing economic trends and rapid urbanization
complicate solid waste management (SWM) in developing countries.
Consequently, solid wate is not only increasing in composition but also changing
in quantity from few kilograms to tonnage proportions recently (Bartone, 1993)

A primary objective of waste management today is to protect the public

and the environment from potentially harmful effects of waste. Some waste
material are normally safe, but can become hazardous if not managed properly.
According to Inquire.Net, Human society sustain itself by transforming nature into
garbage," said aphorist and professor Mason Cooley.

It is a fact that the rapid urbanization of cities in the country has provided
ample opportunities for growth. Metro Manila, which is home to more than 12
million people, is certainly facing a huge environmental issue as the other
megacities in Asia, given the difficulties that it has been facing in terms of waste
collection and disposal. The Philippines produces some 35,000 tons of municipal
solid waste daily. It is a fact that the rapid urbanization of cities in the country has
provided ample opportunities for growth. The other side of the same coin however
bares a grim reality that there are consequences to having scores of rural dwellers
migrating to cities. In general, this rapid urbanization happening in many cities
globally has had certain repercussions such as the lack of jobs, inadequate
infrastructure, and even waste management issues. Unsurprisingly, the
Philippines generates more solid waste as population increases, living standards
are enhanced, and urban and rural areas are being developed.

According to a report by the Senate, Economic Planning Office (SEPO),

the country's waste generation steadily increased from 37, 427.46 tons per day in
2012 to 40,087.45 in 2016. Meanwhile, solid wastes produced by Philippines cities
are expected to increase 165 percent to 77,776 tons by 2025.
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Waste mismanagement has serious environmental effects making the

passage of the Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management act
of 2000 a landmark environmental legislation in the Philippines. The law was
crafted in response to the looming garbage problems in the country. RA 9003
declares the policy of the state in adopting a systematic, comprehensive and
ecological solid waste management program that ensures the protection of public
health and the environment and the proper segregation, collection, transport,
storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and
adoption of best environmental practices. Moreover, it illustrates the potentials and
benefits of recycling not only in addressing waste management but also in
alleviating poverty.

Theoretical Framework

The study determines the residence’s lived experiences regarding to the

impact of improper waste segregation. It is anchored to the Waste Management
Theory.

One of the frequent problems of the residence of Brgy. Niugan is the

improper segration of waste this has led impact to the living of the residence there,
according to Stahel and Reday (1976) introduced certain features of the Circular
Economy, with a focus on industrial economics. They conceptualised a loop
economy to describe industrial strategies for waste prevention, regional job
creation, resource efficiency, and dematerialisation of the industrial economy.
Stahel (1982) also emphasised selling utilisation instead of ownership of goods as
the most relevant sustainable business model for a loop economy, allowing
industries to profit without externalising costs and risks associated with waste. The
contemporary understanding of the Circular Economy and its practical applications
to economic systems and industrial processes has evolved to incorporate different
features and contributions from a variety of concepts that share the idea of closed
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loops. Some of the most relevant theoretical influences are cradle-to-cradle

(McDonough and Braungart, 2002), laws of ecology (Commoner, 1971), looped
and performance economy (Stahel, 2010), regenerative design (Lyle, 1994),
industrial ecology (Graedel and Allenby, 1995), biomimicry (Benyus, 2002), and
the blue economy (Pauli, 2010).

The Theory of Waste Management represents a more in-depth account of

the domain and contains conceptual analyses of waste, the activity upon waste,
and a holistic view of the goals of waste management. Waste Management Theory
is founded on the expectation that waste management is to prevent waste causing
harm to human health and the environment. The proper definition of waste is
crucial to constructing a sustainable agenda of waste management. It is largely
the case that current legislation attends to existing waste. Definitions emerging
from this condition may, however, conflict with the goals of waste prevention,
because something that already exists cannot be prevented from arising. When
material is assigned the label of ‘waste’, it will be treated as such; consequently,
despite its explicit wish of waste prevention, implicitly, legislation essentially
amasses waste. The inherent philosophical implication of such definitions is that
they are not able to facilitate a sustainable waste management system. Therefore,
new, dynamic definitions for waste and waste management must be sought, which
can explain why waste is created and can offer an intrinsic solution for the problem.
A radically new approach, based on an object-oriented modelling language, is
presented to define the key concepts of waste management.

It is also anchored on Reasoned/Responsible action theory that was

proposed by Ajzen and Fishbein. The Reasoned Action Theory assumes that
human behavior is grounded in rational thought, and the model uses the Principle
of Compatibility, which predicts that attitudes reflect behavior only to the extent
that the two refer to the same valued outcome state of being (evaluative
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disposition). The theory stipulates that the intention of acting has a direct effect on
behaviour, and that it can be predicted by attitudes. These attitudes are shaped
by subjective norms and beliefs, and situational factors influence these variables’
relative importance. Reasoned Action Theory accounts for times when people
have good intentions, but translating intentions into behavior is thwarted due to
lack in confidence or the feeling of lack of control over the behavior.

Based on the Social Factors Leading to Improper Waste Disposal in the

Killam Library at Dalhousie University and the Role of Labels and Signs in
Improving Waste Diversion, the study discovered that there are several social
factors leading to improper waste disposal, and that additional labels and signs
are effective at increasing waste diversion rates. Social factors such as
inconvenience, carelessness, and uncertainty concerning where to dispose of
waste can be addressed through waste management practices, by strategic
placement of bins, educational programs and activities, and increased visuals
around the four-bin stations. The social factors listed above, and depicted
throughout this report can be minimized through transformative waste
management practices, and further research focusing on social factors relating to
waste disposal. Theory suggesting that addressing these issues through proper
waste management practice is entertained in this situation, and was exemplified
through an increase of total waste diversion by 19.34 % after additional signs and
labels were placed above the bins.

Conceptual Framework

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

The lived experiences of the  Gathering Ideas Formulate conclusion and

residence in Baranggay give recommendation that

 Survey may help improve proper
Niugan (Ibaba) with regards
to the impact of improper waste segregation in the
 Data Analysis
waste segregation area.
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FEEDBACK

Statement of the Problem

This study aimed to figure out the impact of improper waste

segregation and their adjustments and solutions to cope up:

1. What are the lived experiences of the residence in Brgy. Niugan (Ibaba)

with regards to the impact of improper waste segregation?

2. How did they cope up with those experiences?

Significant of the Study

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The researchers aim to gain wider knowledge about the lived

experiences of the resident of Brgy. Niugan, Ibaba with regards to the improper
waste segregation. The researchers’ objective in gathering information will benefit:

Resident of Niugan. This study will benefit them the most. This will
allow them to have the right practices in waste segregation.

Government. This study will allow them to extrapolate more about on

how to partake in finding ways to help communities with the same problem with
the study.

Students. This study will be an eye-opener for them to be a

responsible individual in terms of proper waste segregation.

Community. This study will help them to be acquainted about this

that can be nationwide phenomenon.

Future Researchers. This study will served as benefaction of source

and knowledge, and for other researchers that can benefit to this study.

Scope and Limitation

This research is mainly focused on the improper waste segregation of

Purok 1 and Purok 2 in Barangay Niugan and how can it affect the resident's way of
living. Residents in Purok 1 and Purok 2 found that waste segregation in their area is
an issue and through this study, it will give them right practices to segregate their
waste properly. Moreover, this study directly involves the residents of Purok 1 and
Purok 2 in Barangay Niugan and only limited for those resident with ages range 30-
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60 years old regardless of their gender. Therefore, this study is primarily conducted to
gather answers and needed information using survey and questionnaire to determine
the effects of improper waste segregation.

Definition of Terms