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CHAPTER I
Introduction
Ecological solid waste management act of 2000 (RA 9003) that was subsequently
approved by the Office of the President on January 26, 2001. This law was crafted response
to the growing rate of garbage problems in the country. Although there is a law about
mismanagement of waste disposal Philippines ranked the 3rd top source of plastic leaking
into oceans in a February 2015 study. The country generates 2.7 million metric tons of plastic
garbage each year, 20% or 521,000 tons of which ends up in the ocean. ( Feratero et al,
2019). Philippines are facing improper waste disposal right now, it is one of the existing
problems with difficulty as humans are the root of this problem. It caused bigger problems
that affect not only the environment but also the health and life of the people. This problem
may be resolve or it will remain problem to the country in the next few years. People will
suffer in the next years of existence if we continue this kind of activity. Health security
maybe not secured or guarded when it comes to drinking contaminated water because of the
Waste disposal is one of the major concerns in environmental problems in all over the
world. Improper waste disposal is not an eco-friendly and can affect everything. This way of
waste disposal can lead to a causes breeding and may cause infectious diseases like cholera,
small pox, and plague, etc,.( Feratero et al, 2017). Lack of knowledge, undisciplined and
unplanned dumping of waste are the main reasons of improper waste disposal. Poor
knowledge about waste disposal is the major Problem for human health. Proper waste
disposal is important for protection of environment and it is due to the fact that certain types
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of wastes can be hazardous and can contaminate the environment if not handled properly.
Hazardous Waste also has a potential to cause disease or get into water supplies and also if
not properly disposed it can leak and contaminate soil and water, which can lead to issues
beneficial to the environment and people’s health. Through proper waste management, there
will be a great reduction of landfills present in the surroundings and can be beneficial to
people’s health (Garbage Disposal, Recycling, 2017) as it prevents the airborne pathogens
from being transmitted when the air is clean and no medium for pathogens. Waste
management or Waste disposal can be defined as the activities and actions required to
manage waste from its inception to its final disposal (Rinkesh, 2018). This includes amongst
other things, collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste together with monitoring
and regulation. It also encompasses the legal and regulatory framework that relates to waste
management encompassing guidance on recycling which is used for recovering energy and
earning money. Waste material disposed is managed to avoid its adverse effect over human
Learning the possible reasons and factors of why the problems exist is significant to
problem means knowing what the real causes of the problem are. Taking action without
identifying what factors contribute to the problem can result in misdirected efforts, and that
wastes time and resources. However, by thoroughly studying the cause of the problem, you
can build ownership, that is, by experiencing the problem you will understand it better, and
Hence, it is of great interest to seek the negative effects of improper waste disposal in
The objective of this study is to let the residents in the Barangay 13, Dapa, Surigao
del Norte know how to properly dispose their garbage in both land and aquatic environment.
Some factors affect other residents’ way on garbage disposal, these factors are lack of
knowledge on proper waste disposal, lack of garbage trucks that may collect their garbage
This study will give knowledge and awareness of the residents in Barangay 13, Dapa,
Surigao del Norte about the solid waste management and proper waste disposal, with this
proposal, the study will not only benefit the people living in Barangay 13 but also the
environment itself. One of a possible effect of the study is it can enrich the fertility of the soil
The main concern of the study is to find out the effects of the improper waste disposal
which is the most evident in Barangay 13, Dapa, Surigao del Norte. The study will only focus
on the improper waste disposal and it will not discuss the other problems in the barangay
aside from the improper waste disposal nor discuss a different way to deal with the said
problem of the study. Although these factors may affect the study, the researcher decided to
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exclude these factors from the study because it focus on the simplest way to deal with the
most evident problem in the barangay. The study would be done through survey
questionnaire with thirty (30) respondents that are experienced to improper waste disposal
by this the researcher will be able to find out the effects of improper waste disposal in both
land and aquatic environment in Barangay 13, Dapa, Surigao del Norte.