Chapter 1
The Problem and Its Setting
This chapter introduces the problem of the study. This shows the Limitations and
Scope of the study. It also presents the background of the study, statement of the
problem, hypotheses, significance of the study, and the definition of terms.
Background of the Study
Agricultural wastes are waste produced as a result of various agricultural
operations. It includes manure and other wastes from farms, poultry houses and
slaughterhouses; harvest waste; fertilizer run- off from fields; pesticides that enter into
water, air or soils; and salt and silt drained from fields.
Banana peel, which is considered as an agricultural waste can cause leaching in
an area if not disposed properly. These wastes are sometimes rendered into bodies of
water and landfills and they eventually pollute the water and land. Subsequently, there
