2015•Unpublished venueRequires access
Village-Level Solid Waste Management in Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines
Princess Caroline Vivar, Pinky Salvador, Ferdinand T. Abocejo
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Abstract
There are a lot of human activities that contribute to waste generation. These waste materials if failed to be disposed in the proper manner and in the proper place create a serious problem to humans and threat to nature. Solid Waste Management plays a big role on the preservation of life and nature. Managing wastes has become a problem especially in highly urbanized areas. Philippines is considered as the tiger economy of Asia for its fast growth and development. This advancement comes together with problems of solid waste management. Republic Act 9003 of the Philippines addresses different issues regarding Solid Waste Management. It mandates Local Government Units to implement policies to promote proper solid waste management. This study is concerned on the SWM of Barangay Lahug, Cebu City. It examines the ordinances and implementation enforced by the local government unit (LGU) and the status of practices and compliance the residents in the barangay make regarding solid waste management. It will also investigate the municipal solid waste management in a barangay level. In conducting this study, interview questionnaires were answered by 107 household residents and 21 business/commercial establishments’ respondents. An interview with the Lahug LGU representative was held. The survey was conducted to gather information on the knowledge and practices respondents have on solid waste management. This paper concludes that solid waste management in Barangay Lahug implements solid waste management through enforcing Cebu City Ordinance No. 2031 known as Solid Waste Segregation. The awareness of the residents and business establishments in the barangay about solid waste management is high. The practices and compliance of residents indicates the knowledge and training they have acquired. Solid waste management is a human obligation to fulfill. The inefficiency and failure to sustain proper solid waste management is a societal, environmental, economical, and political issue.