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Household Awareness and Participation on Waste Disposal: An Effective Solid Waste Management Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 IEEE 13th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM)

(2021), pp. 1-6

Eugene Paula J. Arnold a , Patricia Coleen D.V. Fernandez a , Jaiea Julia M. Larcena a , Mark Paolo D. Mission a , Florante D. Poso, Jr. a , Dean Carlo A. Lambino a , Armi C. Yabut a , Kevin Lawrence M. De Jesus a

a Department of Civil Engineering, FEU – Institute of Technology, Manila, Philippines

Abstract: This research aims to determine the demographics that affect the solid waste management behavior in San Martin Subdivision in Angono, Rizal, conducted during the time of pandemic. This aims to improve sustainability and help create programs that will improve the participation of the households towards positive waste management. Currently, there are limited studies involving waste management, especially in developing countries like the Philippines, where waste management problems are more prevalent, adding more solid wastes during the pandemic period. This will help developing countries improve their waste management system as it will open areas for research and development. The researchers seek through the study of the demographics that affects the attitude, knowledge, and practices of the households to create a more targeted solution for the area. Online questionnaires were distributed to the respondents and were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. The findings revealed the relevant demographics in the target area and created a conceptual framework that the administrators can adopt. For the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the households, the income of the family showed significance. The other significant demographics were the household size for the attitude section; educational attainment for the knowledge section; and all the demographics for the practice section. Knowing this relevance, the community can create policies that are catered more to the effective group equating to greater chance of success in the implementation. The significance of the study is that the household wastes comprise of more than half of the waste generation of the Philippines hence, targeting this sector of the society will greatly impact the solid waste problem in the country.

Recommended APA Citation:

Arnold, E. P. J., Fernandez, P. C. D., Larcena, J. J. M., Mission, M. P. D., Poso, F. D., Lambino, D. C. A., Yabut, A. M. C., & Jesus, K. L. M. D. (2021). Household Awareness and Participation on Waste Disposal: An Effective Solid Waste Management Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic. 2021 IEEE 13th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management (HNICEM), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM54116.2021.9731888

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