Proper Waste Management: An Answer to Environmental Dilemma

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Chapter I

The Problem

Introduction

Nowadays, we are suffering environmental dilemmas such as global warming, flash floods and etc.
One of the causes of these problems is the misbehavior of the people towards waste management.
Some people are reckless in throwing their garbage. They do not think of the possible results of their
actions on the environment as well as on health.

The song entitled “Heal the World” by Michael Jackson, simply implies that we need to do
something to help our sick world due to improper waste disposal, illegal logging, coastal littering and etc.
Thus, proper waste management is one way to make it possible.

What is Waste Management?

Waste Management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal, managing and monitoring
of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is
generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics. It is a distinct
practice from resource recovery which focuses on delaying the rate of consumption of natural resources.
All waste materials, whether they are solid, liquid, gaseous or radioactive fall within the remit of waste
management.

Waste management practices can differ for developed and developing nations, for urban and rural
areas, and for residential and industrial producers. Management of non-hazardous waste residential and
institutional waste in metropolitan areas is usually is the responsibility of local government authorities,
while management for non-hazardous commercial and industrial waste is the responsibility of the
generator subject to local, national or international controls.
 Every individual should take the responsibility of managing their wastes properly. Public
awareness campaigns are essential tools for environment protection. Thus, there is really a need to
encourage the people to be part of this objective, protecting our environment through proper waste
management.

In regard of this, our study entitled “Waste management of the Public Market Vendors of Brgy.
Dadiangas South” aims to know how the public market vendors of Brgy. Dadiangas South manage their
wastes as well as to identify the materials they are using in managing their waste.

Furthermore, this study is not just a study but it also helps the community through conducting clean-up
Drive in the said place.

Statement of the Problem

This study attempted to sought answers to the following questions:

1. How the Public Market Vendors of Brgy. Dadiangas South manage their wastes?

2. What are the materials used of the public market vendors of Brgy. Dadiangas South in managing
their wastes?

Scope and Delimitations

This study is delimited in knowing how the public market vendors of Brgy. Dadiangas South
manages their wastes.

Thus, it is also delimited in identifying the materials they are using in managing their wastes.
Significance of the Study

The results of this study would be of great help to the government, students, community, readers
and future research in the following ways:

The Government. This study would help the government to know what policies and regulations they will
implement when it comes to proper waste management.

The Students. This study would help them to know the ways of the public market vendors in managing
their wastes. In addition, it will give them an idea managing their own wastes.

The Community. This study would encourage every members of the community to take the responsibility
of their own wastes.

The Readers. This study would help the readers to know how the public market vendors of Brgy.
Dadiangas South manage their wastes. And also, it helps them to identify the materials used of the said
vendors.

The Future Readers. This study would help the future researchers as their basis of their study and
additional literature for their future investigations.

Definition of Terms

For clearer understanding of this study, the following terms were defined conceptually and
operationally.

Waste – is any solid, liquid and gaseous wastes emitted by the people. It could either be biodegradable
or non-biodegradable wastes.
Waste Management – is the collection, transport, processing or disposal, managing and monitoring of
waste materials.

Public Market – is a place where people buy their foods.

Vendors – is any person who sells in the public market.

Brgy. Dadiangas South – is one of the Baranggay of General Santos City.