Question

Your community is currently facing an environmental problem on waste disposal. As a survey specialist, your task is to gather data by conducting interviews and observation. You may interview any official (barangay captain or councilor), the waste management officer, and some residents or neighbors in the community. Make sure you have list of questions and observation form before the actual conduct of the data gathering. Your narrative report should be well written with an emphasis on the possible solutions to solve the waste disposal problem in the community.

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Answer 1

let me give you a model report of a waste management survey conducted in an urban area

A properly managed effective waste management programme increases the health and environmental quality of the country .This survey examines the status of Solid Waste Management household level in a urban area (name of place) in relation to the willingness of the people for the participation of an upgraded programme and the level of awareness of the people about the environmental and health hazards associated with disorganized management of solid waste. A pretested and self-administered questionnaire was used for primary data collection covering 100 households which were selected randomly. Data were analysed according to the descriptive statistics. The common waste types include food, paper, plastic, metal, glass and batteries. The rate of waste generation from more than 60% of the households exceeds 1 kg per day. 90% of the total waste collection was from the kitchen. Nearly 30% uses waste pits in their home gardens. Other methods of kitchen waste disposal were garbage truck collection (60%), burning (30%), composting (25%) and incineration (20%).60% of the households practice burning to dispose papers and cardboard. Disposal of non biodegradable waste such as glass, plastic, batteries and metal were done through a separate garbage truck. Waste separation at household level was practiced by 50% while 40% do not practice it. Compost bins were popular among 30% of the households. However, compost bins were unknown to 5%. Active participation for home composting was observed among 25%. Awareness about the environmental hazards caused by improper waste management was 100%. Only 2% of the respondents did not have much concern about the health impact of improper waste management. 50% of the household was unsatisfied with the prevailing waste management practices and 70% of them expect more involvement by the government to correct the problem. The results also showed that 25% of the households were not aware of waste recycling, reuse & reduction. However, 95% of the respondents agreed to co-operate & to participate for a proper waste management programme. Suggestions produced by the respondents to implement an effective waste management programme include composting (40%), efficient waste separation (15%), establishment of government owned waste collecting canters (30%), and provision of standard waste bins for household use under a subsidized programme and standard garbage trucks with a unique honking facility 10%.

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