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Asia Pacific Journal of
Solid Waste Management Practices of Select Multidisciplinary Research
State Universities in CALABARZON, Vol. 5 No.1, 1-8
February 2017
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Amado C. Gequinto www.apjmr.com
Batangas State University- Malvar Campus, Batangas, Philippines
[email protected]

Date Received: September 13, 2016; Date Revised: November 10, 2016

Abstract –The enactment of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act prompted higher education
institutions including state universities and colleges (SUCs) to incorporate ecological waste management in
the school system. Thus, this paper aimed to assess the extent of implementation of solid waste management
practices in select SUCs in CALABARZON in terms of waste reuse, waste reduction, waste collection, waste
recycling, waste treatment, and final waste disposal. Respondents of the study included university
administrators, faculty members, non-teaching staff, students and concessionaries for a total of 341. A
survey questionnaire was used to gather data from Batangas State University (BatState-U), Cavite State
University (CavSU), Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) and Southern Luzon State University
(SLSU). Result revealed that solid waste management practices are implemented to a great extent. Among
the practices, waste collection got the highest composite mean particularly on the promotion of 3Rs (reduce,
reuse, recycle) in the collection of waste. On the other hand, waste recycling and waste treatment obtained
the lowest composite mean. In terms of waste recycling, establishing partnership with local or private
business for recyclable recovery program was to moderate extent. Waste treatment particularly
neutralization of acid bases was also of moderate extent. The study recommended strengthening of public-
private partnership (PPP) on the recycling and treatment of wastes.

Keywords – collection, recycling, reduction, reuse, solid waste management

INTRODUCTION ecological solid waste management program which

Urban solid waste management is considered as one shall ensure proper segregation, collection, transport,
of the most immediate and serious environmental storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste
problems in many of the developing countries [1],[2]. [10].Moreover, solid waste management is a form of
Still, waste collection rates are often lower than 70 per waste control, often associated with storing, collecting,
cent in low-income countries [3]. Environmental transporting, processing, and disposing of solid waste
degradation is worsened by the escalating accretion of that is in agreement with the codes of conservation,
solid wastes which have been improperly thrown public health, engineering, economics and other
everywhere [4]. Solid wastes pertain to all unnecessary environmental concerns [11].
wastes coming from households, institutions, farming The implementation and enforcement of the
and industries. Solid wastes have been the problem of provisions of this Act shall be the primary responsibility
rapidly urbanizing communities [5],[6],[7] because of of the Local Government Units (LGUs) within their
improper solid waste management practices in terms of respective jurisdictions as stipulated in the RA 7160,
waste segregation, collection and transport, waste otherwise known as the Local Government Code of
disposal and recycling. Dumping of solid wastes had 1991. The law also mandates that segregation and
exacerbated the effects of rains, typhoons, and storms, collection of solid waste shall be conducted at the
resulting in impeding water flows and flashfloods barangay level while collection of non-recyclable
[8],[9].Thus, Solid Waste Management (SWM) remains materials and special wastes shall be the duty of the
a pressing environmental issue. municipality or city [10].
To address this environmental issue, the Philippine It is the responsibility of LGUs to practice
legislative bodies decreed RA 9003 or the Ecological segregation because segregation facilitates the
Solid Waste Management Act. This Act provides for an processing of wastes and substantially decreases the
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amount of wastes directed to the dumpsite. Thus, waste create their own school-based solid waste management
source segregation significantly cuts budget allotted to program[20]. With this cooperation of different public
waste collection and transport which are the most educational programs on waste management, waste
expensive element in the total process of waste minimization and recycling could be successful [21]
management [12]. [7].
Aside from waste segregation, solid waste However, a study revealed that among sources of
management practices include house to house wastes universities ranked second in generating
evaluation, consolidation of the evaluation results, biodegradable waste and was the top producer of
record keeping of SWM violators per purok and recyclable materials where most of the wastes were
penalizing violators through community service and related to instruction process [9]. Thus, this study
fines. More importantly, some LGUs have enacted assessed the extent of implementation of solid waste
municipal solid waste management ordinances, management practices in select state universities (SUs)
constructed waste depository or redemption centers, in CALABARZON in terms of waste reuse, waste
conducted training on vermi-composting, prohibited reduction, waste collection, waste recycling, waste
open dumping and organized information, education treatment, and final waste disposal. There were many
and communication campaign in all puroks about SWM studies conducted on the level of implementation
program [13]. among LGUs SWM plan. However, only few have
Yet, studies revealed that many LGUs still struggle delved on school-based SWM, particularly among SUs
in the implementation of SWM [14] [15] [16] since in CALABARZON area. This study would be
SWM has not been among the top priorities in most significant in producing baseline data for policy makers
LGUs [17]. Therefore, to achieve sustainable solid and SUCs management to look deeper into the problem
wastes management lack of awareness, technical which is normally associated to urbanization. Since
knowledge, legislation policies, and strategies should be CALABARZON is a rapidly urbanized region [22], and
adequately addressed [18] [9]. cities are the nexus for the production of increasing
In the full implementation of the Act, different quantity and complexity of wastes, while municipalities
stakeholders including the academe are mandated to cannot cope with the accelerated pace of waste
take responsibility in the SWM. Part 6, Rule 21, Section production [3], it is worth studying the extent of SUs
2 of RA 9003 mandates the Department of Education implementation of RA 9003 in their respective areas.
(DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED to
include ecological solid waste management in the OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
school systems at all levels, to actively engage school This study assessed the extent of implementation of
administrators, teaching and non-teaching staff, and solid waste management practices in select state
studentry in school-wide and nearby community waste universities (SUs) in CALABARZON in terms of waste
management actions, and to strengthen waste reuse, waste reduction, waste collection, waste
management content in the curricula. In addition, state recycling, waste treatment, and final waste disposal.
colleges and universities are also mandated to assist in
the LGU’s extension system by improving their MATERIALS AND METHODS
effectiveness and efficiency through capability-building The respondents of the study were purposively
and complementary extension activities [19]. selected based on the following criteria: (1) they must
In compliance to the RA 9003, the National Solid be practicing solid waste management, (2) they must be
Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) a state university in CALABARZON, (3) they must be
established a comprehensive approach in willing to take part in the study. After considering the
“Mainstreaming Ecological Solid Waste Management set criteria, the qualified respondents were Batangas
in the Philippine Educational System Project” among State University Main Campus I in Batangas City,
private educational institutions. This project was Cavite State University main Campus in Indang,
spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Laguna State Polytechnic University Main Campus in
Natural Resources (DENR) with the end goal of Sta. Cruz, and Southern Luzon State University Main
enhancing the capacity of students’ waste management Campus in Lucban.
through an Ecological Solid Waste Management To determine the sample size, Slovin’s formula was
Training Program. Through this project, students, used with a margin error of 0.05 [23].
teachers, and school administrators were empowered to
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Table 1. Respondents from the four state universities in CALABARZON
State University Administration Non-teaching Total
Students Concessionaires
& Faculty Staff
Batangas State University 14 25 24 6 69
Cavite State University 11 24 30 6 71
Laguna State Polytechnic University 18 14 57 10 99
Southern Luzon Polytechnic University 15 17 58 12 102
Total 341

Then stratified sampling was employed to get the tallied and statistically analyzed using weighted mean.
size proportional to each group (administration and Then, published and unpublished materials were
faculty, non-teaching staff, students, and reviewed including newspaper and online journal
concessionaires) within each stratum- the four state articles and reports on SWM.
universities. The breakdown is presented in Table 1.
A researcher-made questionnaire to assess the extent RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
of implementation of SWM practices was validated by School-based solid waste management practices are
experts in the field: Environment and Natural Resources measures to observe,implement and ensure proper waste
Officers from Malvar and Batangas City and disposal because the largest fraction of municipal waste
Environmental Management Unit Director. is generated from paper cardboard and other school-
The questionnaire was divided into six parts namely: related materials [24]. Thus, institutions like schools,
waste reuse, waste reduction, waste collection, waste private and state universities have to model responsible
recycling, waste treatment, and final waste disposal, solid waste management in terms of waste re-use, waste
with five statements for each. The survey useda five- reduction, waste collection, waste recycling, waste
point Likert scale with the following interpretation: treatment, and final waste disposal.
Implemented to a very great extent (VGE): 4.20 – 5.00 ; Table 2 shows that in general waste re-use was
Implemented to a great extent (GE): 3.40 – 4.19 ; implemented to a great extent. Among SUs, SLPU’s
Implemented to a moderate extent (ME): 2.60 – 3.39 ; implementation was to a great extent (3.71) while CvSU
Implemented to a least great extent (LGE): 1.80 – 2.59 ; practiced waste re-use to a moderate extent (3.26). This
Not at all implemented (NI): 1.00 – 1.79 means that waste re-use practices should be intensified.
Data collection started with the request sent to SU Among the waste re-use practices, maintenance of
presidents to conduct the study in June 2014. Approval material recovery facility (MRF) ranked first (3.6)
of the said request took a month. Survey forms were while conversion of paper waste into cooking fuel
given in August and retrieved in September. Data were ranked the least(3.37).

Table 2.Extent of implementation of solid waste management practices in terms of waste re-use
Re-Use BatStateU CvSU LSPU SLPU Overall
WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R
1. Paper waste is converted into
paper pulp which can be used as 3.57 GE 5 3.1 ME 5 3.49 GE 2.5 3.32 ME 5 3.37 ME 5
cooking fuel
2. Scrap iron and materials
collected are sold by and
utilize/spend for the maintenance
3.79 GE 1 3.31 ME 2 3.49 GE 2.5 3.8 GE 2.5 3.6 GE 1
of the recovery facilities
3. Enhance partnership with the
industry, academic and
community groups to reuse 3.69 GE 2 3.26 ME 3 3.56 GE 1 3.8 GE 2.5 3.58 GE 2
recycled materials
4. Recycables processing is
conducted to ensure that the
diverted materials are recovered
3.6 GE 4 3.2 ME 4 3.18 ME 4.5 3.83 GE 1 3.45 GE 4
and reused locally
5.Use compostable wastes in the
production of organic fertilizers 3.62 GE 3 3.41 GE 1 3.18 ME 4.5 3.79 GE 4 3.5 GE 3
Compositemean 3.65 GE 3.26 ME 3.46 GE 3.71 GE 3.52 GE
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This means that all SUs have maintained MRF but five indicators, source reduction of waste generation
not all of them have utilized paper waste into cooking ranked first, followed by shredding of paper waste
fuel. Thus, paper charcoal technology must be which is the most common waste among universities
implemented as part of SUs SWM practices. This [24], while organic waste turned into animal feed
technology must be adopted by SUs since most of their ranked last. This means that SUs have to adapt
wastes are papers from instructional materials. technology like vermicomposting to convert organic
In terms of waste reduction, overall implementation waste into feed for African Night Crawler (ANC) or
of SUs is to a great extent (3.79), SLPU has the highest simply collect and sell organic waste to a piggery [25].
(4.25) and CvSU has the lowest mean (3.5). This means This can be done because higher percentage of waste
that CvSU’s organic waste for animal feed should be generated in the Philippines is made up of organics [2].
improved and waste generators should be more In addition, non-household sources like universities
informed about their waste characterization. Among the generate most of biodegradable wastes [9].

Table 3.Extent of implementation of solid waste management practices in terms of waste reduction
BatStateU CvSU LSPU SLPU Overall
Source reduction
WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R
1. Minimize source of waste
generation for significant 3.93 GE 2 3.88 GE 2 3.7 GE 2 4.11 GE 1 3.9 GE 1
environmental impact
2. The University organic waste:
including waste from the canteens 3.81 GE 3 3.2 ME 5 3.49 GE 5 3.9 GE 4 3.6 GE 5
are often collected for animal feed
3. The waste generators are
informed about waste 3.75 GE 5 3.25 ME 4 3.58 GE 4 3.96 GE 3 3.63 GE 4
characterization
4. Shredding of waste is done to
reduce solid waste in the University 3.77 GE 4 4.19 GE 1 3.6 GE 3 3.87 GE 5 3.86 GE 2
5. The institutional "no littering
policy" is strictly implemented in 3.97 GE 1 3.48 GE 3 3.9 GE 1 4.06 GE 2 3.85 GE 3
the University
Compositemean 3.77 GE 3.5 GE 3.65 GE 4.25 GE 3.79 GE

Table 4.Extent of implementation of solid waste management practices in terms of waste source collection
Source Collection BatStateU CvSU LSPU SLPU Overall
WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R
1. Promote the
"3R's"(reduce, reuse, and
recycle) locally when
4.11 GE 1 3.68 GE 1 3.90 GE 1 4.45 VGE 1 4.03 GE 1
collecting solid waste
2. The solid wastes are
collected daily at designated 3.83 GE 3 3.59 GE 2 3.67 GE 3 4.24 VGE 3 3.83 GE 2
area
3. The solid wastes are
properly handled by
collectors and other 3.81 GE 4.5 3.57 GE 3 3.71 GE 2 4.18 GE 4 3.82 GE 3
personnel who are equipped
with protective equipment
4. The solid waste segregated
and placed in separate
containers with marking for 3.81 GE 4.5 3.41 GE 4 3.57 GE 5 4.34 VGE 2 3.78 GE 4
re-use, recycling and
composting
5. There is MRF for
segregation, processing and 3.88 GE 2 3.29 ME 5 3.62 GE 4 4.06 GE 5 3.71 GE 5
or buying area for recycables
Compositemean 3.85 GE 3.50 GE 3.69 GE 4.25 GE 3.82 GE

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Table 4 shows that implementation of SWM practice transforming waste into resources by boosting the
in terms of waste source collection among SUs is to a recycling industry [2]. SUs have not fully utilized the
great extent. Promotion of the “3R’s” obtained the MRF and still lack coordination with private business
highest rank while the presence of MRF for such as junkshop for turning trash into cash. If MRF is
segregation, processing and buying ranked the least. maximized, in this way, generation of resources as the
This means that respondents from the SUs are well fourth function of SUs mandated by CHED is
informed and oriented about “3R’s.” However, MRF performed.
should not just be visible but operationally marketable When it comes to waste treatment, SUs'
since recyclable wastes are also highly generated [2] implementation is still to a great extent though
and can highly provide income as buying area for neutralisation of acid bases is to a moderate extent. This
recyclables. In addition, MRF is essential to advance is because acid base neutralisation requires compliance
recycling facility [9] because wastes are segregated for to LGUs’ sanitary and sewerage system. Another reason
proper collection, process, and disposal. is SUs limited operations, if not lacking, of
Recycling is the method of waste disposal people Environmental Health and Safety Office that takes care
would want to put into use [24]. However, Table 5 of this acidbase neutralization.
shows that implementation of waste recycling though to It can be gleaned also from Table 6 that CvSU
a great extent, is still the lowest (3.49) among the SWM garnered the lowest mean (3.31) for its moderately
practices. In particular, CvSU moderately implemented extent implementation of the waste treatment indicators.
recycling with the lowest mean (3.05). Among SUs It is followed by BatStateU (3.35). This means that
applied recyclable collection was to a great extent with waste treatment as a SWM practice is seldom
a highest mean of 3.58 while establishment of performed because waste generated are usually re-used,
partnership with local or private business for recyclable reduced, and recycled, not really treated as in having
recovery program was to a moderate extent. This means waste water treatment facility.
that SUs have not fully looked into possibilities of
Table 5.Extent of implementation of solid waste management practices in terms of waste recycling
Recycling BatStateU CvSU LSPU SLPU Overall
WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R
1. The "Recycable
Collection" is applied for
recycle materials and 3.73 GE 1 2.96 ME 5 3.69 GE 1 3.96 GE 1 3.58 GE 1
ready for manufacturing
process
2. Collected plastic
containers are processed
into functional articles 3.46 GE 5 3.13 ME 1.5 3.66 GE 2 3.73 GE 5 3.49 GE 3
(e.g., ables/monoblock
souvenirs)
3. Sufficient recycling
facilities with market
opportunity for recycled 3.62 GE 3 2.97 ME 4 3.49 GE 3 3.81 GE 3 3.47 GE 4
products are given
emphasis
4. The recyclables
marketing is done by the
person concerned to
3.67 GE 2 3.13 ME 1.5 3.45 GE 4 3.85 GE 2 3.52 GE 2
encourage market
development in recycable
products
5. Establishing
partnership with local or
private business for 3.58 GE 4 3.04 ME 3 3.18 ME 5 3.75 GE 4 3.39 ME 5
recycable recovery
program
Compositemean 3.61 GE 3.05 ME 3.49 GE 3.82 GE 3.49 GE
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Table 6.Extent of implementation of solid waste management practices in terms of waste treatment
Treatment BatStateU CvSU LSPU SLPU Overall
WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R
1. Hazardous wastes are
treated according to
3.81 GE 1 3.41 GE 2 3.66 GE 1 3.79 GE 4 3.67 GE 1
existing law of the
DENR and DOH
2. The special wastes
such as print cartridges,
electronic parts, paint,
thinner, whiteboard
3.57 GE 2 3.2 ME 4 3.56 GE 3 3.83 GE 2 3.54 GE 2
markers, laboratory
waste and medical
wastes are treated
properly
3. Acid bases are
3.24 ME 3 3.48 GE 1 3.12 ME 5 3.73 GE 5 3.39 ME 5
neutralized
4. All items
contaminated with
potentially infectious 3.03 ME 5 3.19 ME 5 3.6 GE 2 3.82 GE 3 3.41 GE 4
materials are treated
through sterilization
5. Treatment for special
waste is managed by
3.1 ME 4 3.29 ME 3 3.5 GE 4 3.86 GE 1 3.44 GE 3
professional and
laboratory personnel
Compositemean 3.35 ME 3.31 ME 3.49 GE 3.81 GE 3.49 GE

Table 7.Extent of implementation of solid waste management practices in terms of waste disposal
Treatment BatStateU CvSU LSPU SLPU Overall
WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R WM VI R
1. Contracting with
private/public hauler for 3.65 GE 3 3.35 ME 1 3.62 GE 2 3.84 GE 3 3.61 GE 1
solid waste disposal
2. Setting up
cooperative to managed 3.63 GE 4 3.30 ME 2 3.53 GE 5 3.88 GE 7 3.58 GE 3
solid waste operations
3. Collected broken
glassware are disposed
in a right box that is 3.87 GE 1 3.19 ME 4 3.63 GE 1 3.64 GE 5 3.58 GE 3
marked as "broken
glassware"
4. Engineering
appropriate processing
equipment and
technically viable and 3.71 GE 2 3.16 ME 5 3.60 GE 3 3.73 GE 4 3.55 GE 5
environmentally sound
recycling and re-use
process
5. Remaining solid
waste brought and
3.62 GE 5 3.24 ME 3 3.56 GE 4 3.90 GE 1 3.58 GE 3
disposed in city or
municipal landfill
Compositemean 3.69 GE 3.24 ME 3.58 GE 3.79 GE 3.57 GE

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