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Chapter 4
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
This study aimed to measure the level of awareness of the College of Education
Fourth (4th) Year students on the Solid Waste Management programs of DMMMSU-
SLUC, Agoo, La Union. Specifically, it aimed to determine the awareness of the students
on the national, local, University, and local Solid Waste Management (SWM) policies. It
also aimed to find out the regularity of practice of the respondents on some solid waste
management activities. The respondents involved in this research are a sample of two
hundred one (201) randomly selected Fourth (4 th ) Year BSE and BEE students of
DMMMSU-SLUC College of Education. This study utilized a descriptive design
consisting a quantitative survey and it used a questionnaire as the tool of collecting data.
Based from the results of the study, it arrived at the following findings that:
1. The respondents are highly aware on the national and local SWM policies based on
the AWM of 2.55. However, the high level of awareness (2.81) on waste
segregation does not correlate with the persistent problem of mixed garbage in the
Campus. Moreover, they are not well aware there is a Solid Waste Management
program implemented in their respective LGU (AWM=2.39) and barangays
(AWM=2.36). This could show that the implementation of SWM programs in not

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efficient in the local levels, thereby showing little or no observable impact to the
people.
2. The respondents are highly aware on the SWM policies of the University and the
Campus based on the AWM of 2.46. However, they possess little knowledge on the
corresponding consequences in violating the anti-littering provision of the Student
Code of Discipline (AWM=2.31), meaning that there is inadequacy in information
dissemination and execution of the said policy. They are also not well aware on the
color coding of the trash bins in the Campus (AWM=2.26), another indication of
inadequate orientation and education among the students on the CSWMP. On the
other hand, the respondents are highly aware on the recently issued SWM policies,
such as the prohibition of plastic and polystyrene materials inside the Campus
(AWM=2.66).
3. The respondents are highly active in performing some solid waste management
practices. Their most practiced SWM activities are putting candy wrapper inside
the bag or in the pocket (AWM=2.81), recycling or reusing waste materials
(AWM=2.64), and using reusable water containers instead of buying single-use,
disposable ones (AWM=2.61). However, a fraction of the respondents do not refuse
plastic drinking straws, as manifested in the AWM of 2.34, which may signify that
they still prefer using single-use plastic straws which contribute to the bulk of
plastic wastes in the community.

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Conclusions
Based from this study, it arrived at the following conclusions that:
1. The pre-service teachers of DMMMSU-SLUC possess a high degree of awareness
on the solid waste management policies that are being implemented nationwide,
but a low degree of consciousness on the same policies implemented at the