Assessing the impact of solid waste management practices on sustainability consciousness to the intermediate level students

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to Assess the Impact of Solid Waste Management Practices on Sustainability Consciousness of Intermediate-level students. This study was conducted at Peñaplata Central Elementary School. This study used a descriptive correlational design to describe the relationship between two or more variables. The included respondents were 227 students using the Raosoft online sample calculator. The researchers utilized adapted and modified questionnaires. The statistical tools used in the study were Mean, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. This result showed that there's a significant relationship between solid waste management practices and sustainability consciousness. This study also revealed that there is relationship between solid waste management and sustainability consciousness. The findings of the study showed that students are aware of solid waste management and most of them are aware of the policies and implementation of SWM. The data revealed that sustainability consciousness influence on their practices in proper segregation, reduce, reuse, and recycling but no influence to their practices in terms of disposal.