Prevalence of solid waste management violation and penalties in Davao City : basis for intervention program /

Abstract

This study aims to determine the Prevalence of solid waste management violations and penalties in Davao City: A basic intervention program. Four hundred residents in Davao participated in the study. This study employed quantitative nonexperimental research using the descriptive correlation technique. A questionnaire of close-ended questions was utilized in the study for data collection. Each inquiry allows respondents to select an answer from a list corresponding to their view. The study used Mean and Pearson Correlation. Mean was utilized to measure the Prevalence of solid waste management violation and Penalty in Davao City: A basic intervention program. On the other hand, the Pearson Correlation was also used to determine the significant relationship between Violation and Penalty of solid waste management. The result showed that the Residents are violated of the Solid waste with a general mean of 3.70, which is interpreted as high. Meanwhile, the Penalty for solid waste management with a known standard of 3.00 is interpreted as high. Moreover, the degree of the relationship between the two variables is correlational significant. This implies that Penalty is a factor that can affect the Violation of Solid Waste Management.