Author : Ultra, Cherry I.

Summary : This study analyzed the solid waste management practices of households in selected lakeshore communities surrounding Laguna de Bay, identified the problem related to solid waste management in these communities and determined the factors which influenced the households' willingness to pay for an improvement in environmental sanitation through a solid waste management program. Results of the study showed that all the sample households in the four lakeshore barangays did not segregate their wastes into biodegradable and non-biodegradable. Moreover, all the solid waste collection personnel in all the sample municipalities did not segregate the wastes in the open dumpsites. As regards to the problems encountered in solid waste management, these were as follows: (1) frequent vehicle breakdown; (2) lack of knowledge of proper solid waste disposal practices; (3) lack of cooperation among households in practicing proper disposal of solid wastes; (4) low government budget for implementing solid waste management program; and (5) inaccessibility of remote areas to garbage collection services.