Looking Closer at Barangay Delusom’s Waste
In every solution that is to be formulated to address a problem, one must always first dig deeper into it and also see the magnitude of the predicament. By doing so, a more appropriate remedy may be devised. This thought was what the group pondered upon and thus the decision to do a Waste Analysis and Characterization Survey (WACS) on Barangay Delusom was determined. |
With the aim of knowing more about the problem on improper solid waste management in the barangay, the group set out on a journey to the 7 different puroks of Barangay Delusom. Solid wastes from 135 households were inspected, segregated as needed and then weighed. The number of the total households surveyed was determined by Slovin’s formula and the distribution of the number of households per purok depended on the population of each purok. Some puroks had more surveyed households than others. Nevertheless, despite the lesser household to be assessed on some puroks, the laborious toil of going house to house was equally tasking per purok. This was because those puroks who had less population had more scattered households and thus longer walks on rough and steep terrains were warranted.
After 4 days of dedicated labor, we found out that Barangay Delusom has more non-biodegradable wastes than the biodegradable ones. Specifically, recyclable wastes were found out to be more voluminous. With this finding, we are now more confident that projects geared towards addressing the recyclable wastes would be more appropriate and beneficial for the barangay.
We may have done a hundred or so steps just to finish this task, but we know that this is just one big step in dealing with the problem in improper solid waste management in the barangay. The task was strenuous, but it was all worth it. It was all for a better and a more progressive Delusom.
After 4 days of dedicated labor, we found out that Barangay Delusom has more non-biodegradable wastes than the biodegradable ones. Specifically, recyclable wastes were found out to be more voluminous. With this finding, we are now more confident that projects geared towards addressing the recyclable wastes would be more appropriate and beneficial for the barangay.
We may have done a hundred or so steps just to finish this task, but we know that this is just one big step in dealing with the problem in improper solid waste management in the barangay. The task was strenuous, but it was all worth it. It was all for a better and a more progressive Delusom.