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It is stipulated in the Ten-year Solid Waste Management Plan of Lingayen is to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the municipal solid waste management framework through the municipal solid waste management plan. It is in this light that the researcher aimed to study the state of municipality’s solid waste management based on the following: (1) percentage of household segregating waste, (2) kinds of waste treatment method and alternative practices done in the households and different institutions, (3) level of implementation of Municipal Ordinance No.2, series of 2011 as perceived by household members and barangay officials, (4) problems and concerns that impede proper implementation of the ordinance and (5) the degree of willingness of the stakeholders to support or adopt solid waste management programs in Lingayen. The study used descriptive method of research. Research findings showed that less than half of the household- respondents practiced waste segregation in their waste disposal. Results of Chi Square test for independence indicated that there is no sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that waste segregation practices is dependent on the area or the location of the household. Apparently, the location of the household is not a variable whether one practices segregation of not. On the other hand, all of the various institutions surveyed—hotels, restaurants, schools, market areas practiced waste segregation in their waste disposal management. A significant majority of the households surveyed practiced dumping their household waste. Among the observed practices to get rid of waste, dumping is the most commonly used and survey results indicate that nearly three out of every four household practices it. Other significant waste disposal practices mentioned are selling, burying and burning. For alternative practices of waste management, most households reuse their household wastes particularly plastic bottles and glass as containers.
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