Waste Management Practices and Carbon Footprint among Households of Senior High School Students of Regional Science High School for Region VI

  • Shawn Clifford M. Murillo Regional Science High School for Region VI, Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan
  • Maria Cherry Ann E. Villanueva Regional Science High School for Region VI, Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan
  • Khloe Issabella M. Tamayo Regional Science High School for Region VI, Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan
  • Mary Joy V. Apolinario Regional Science High School for Region VI, Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan
  • Mikko Jan D. Lopez Regional Science High School for Region VI, Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan
  • Edd Regional Science High School for Region VI, Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan
Keywords: Waste management, Carbon footprint, Recycling, Composting, Open burning

Abstract

This study was conducted to describe the waste management practices and carbon footprint among households of Senior High School students of Regional Science High School for Region VI. A 22-item checklist questionnaire for the level of waste management practices and a 9-item questionnaire adapted and modified from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) 2013's 2006 IPCC Guidelines were used to collect information on waste management practices and level of carbon footprint of the respondents. Data were gathered and analyzed using the weighted mean. The results showed that the level of waste management practices among Senior High School students of Regional Science High School for Region VI in three sub-variables combined; namely, recycling, composting, and open burning was "Highly Practiced." Among the waste management practices, "Open burning" has the highest mean on Grade 11 respondents; meanwhile, "Recycling" has the highest mean on Grade 12 respondents with a level of waste management practice both labeled as "Very Highly Practiced." The level of carbon footprint among households of Senior High School students of Regional Science High School for Region VI was "Uncertain" because of an uncertain mean for the Grade 11 students.

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2021-08-13
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Murillo, S. C. M., Villanueva, M. C. A. E., Tamayo, K. I. M., Apolinario, M. J. V., Lopez, M. J. D., & Edd. (2021). Waste Management Practices and Carbon Footprint among Households of Senior High School Students of Regional Science High School for Region VI. CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL THEORY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES, 2(8), 9-19. Retrieved from https://cajmtcs.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJMTCS/article/view/93
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