Publication: Functionality of material recovery facility in selected barangays of Bacnotan, La Union
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2007-03
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Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus
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The study sought to determine the functionality of the Material Recovery Facility in the 17 selected barangays of Bacnotan, La Union. Specifically, it sought to determine the: (a) demographic profile of the respondents in terms of sex, age, civil status, occupation, educational attainment, and household size, (b) extent of implementation of waste disposal methods being practiced by the respondents, (c) level of functionality of the material recovery facility in terms of: segregation, recycling, composting, (d) volume of waste collected in the MRF in terms of: non-biodegradable waste, biodegradable waste, recyclables, (e) significant differences in the waste disposal methods among the barangays of Bacnotan, La Union.
A total of 340 respondents (170 community residents, 153 barangay officials, and 17 MRF personnel), who were randomly chosen, served as the respondents of the study. Informal interviews with the use of prepared questionnaires and personal observation were undertaken to gather data.
Statistical tools used were frequency counts, percentage, weighted mean and Microsoft excel program. The Analysis of Variance 2 factor was used to determine the significant difference in the waste disposal methods among the barangays of Bacnotan, La Union
Result showed that 53.53% were male, with a mean age of 45, married (90%), college graduate (25.88%), were farmers (29.12%) with a household size of 5.
The respondents fully practiced waste disposals through; putting into pit, putting into sack, segregation, and selling to bottle and scrap metal buyers. The Material Recovery Facility in the barangays were found to be was slightly functional (2.08), with a 4.69kg/wk collected waste.
There were no significant differences on the waste disposal methods employed by the respondents among the Barangays of Bacnotan, La Union.
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Claro, R. A. (2007). Functionality of material recovery facility in selected barangays of Bacnotan, La Union. [Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis]. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union. Lakasa ti Sirib, DMMMSU Institutional Repository.