Extent and Effectiveness of the Implementation of Solid Waste Management Program in Guimaras Island

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the extent and effectiveness of the implementation of Solid Waste Management Program in Guimaras Island for the year 2014. Descriptive research design was used in gathering the data. The respondents were the 396 household members chosen through random stratified sampling to determine the level of effectiveness and 16 Solid Waste Management personnel for the extent of implementation, activities developed, waste disposal practices and problems met in the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program. The primary instrument used in gathering data for the level of effectiveness, activities developed, waste disposal practices and problems met in the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program was the researcher-made questionnaire. The secondary data in the form of the Municipality 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan were used to determine the extent of implementation and an interview was employed to validate the information and data taken from the Ecological Solid Waste Plan. The statistical tools used in this study were the frequency count, percentage, ranking and mean. Results revealed that the Local Government Units in Guimaras have implemented the Solid Wastes Management Program in the form of development of the 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan and information and education campaign, were the fully implemented and least is the transfer mechanism. The implemented Solid Wastes Management Program of the Local Government Units was highly effective. There are activities developed by the Local Government Units in the implementation of Solid Waste Management Program where the most developed are formulation of Solid Wastes Management Plan and conduct of educational promotion and information campaign, while development of livelihood program for small recyclers, open landfill disposal are the least developed. The Local Government Units have waste disposal practices wherein education and dissemination is the most practiced while enforcement is the least practiced. The problems encountered were garbage is not segregated well at source and sanctions are not properly imposed as the most encountered and lack of information/education among stakeholders as the least encountered.