A Narrative Report

 

 

(A Narrative Report)

1. Names and Position of the Interviewee:  

Mrs. Victoria Solidad (Secretary)   Mrs. Gregoria Andayo (Street sweeper)   Mr. Erik Nickson (resident) 2. Barangay where the interview is being conducted:  

Brgy. San Vicente City of Binan Laguna

3. Pictures of the group with the Interviewee:

 

  “Since the beginning of time people have needed to find a way of disposing of their trash”  

-Bassis, Luke 

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Proper garbage disposal is important to ensure everyone’s safety from

possible health hazards. The Improper waste disposal of garbage is a major problem today due to its capability of contaminating the area in which we live and it’s potential to be lethal to all living things. The more waste we generate, the more we have to dispose of. In condition of barangay San Vicente in City of Binan Laguna, the place is located near Save More, many establishments and houses. Hence, many people are coming and leaving lots of litter. So to say, the residents are the ones that are responsible for cleaning the area. It is true that they do clean the streets but the litters/garbage that is collected are not thrown properly because, they do not have enough fund to hire a private garbage collectors  that will roam around the barangay daily. So, the residents and households only rely on garbage collection provided by the government. The collection is done once or twice a week only. Since the garbage collection system is not well managed and are lack of garbage bins, people dispose the garbage wherever possible. This has led to huge environmental pollution deteriorating the health of mankind and the other living beings. Due to the lack of knowledge of disposing the wastages, people throw their garbage in a way they want. We can see garbage all around the barangay including in the roads. People throw the garbage without realizing that it is affecting their own health and will deteriorate the future generation’s living standard. The people are lack of discipline knowing that there would be no consequence for their action when they throw items anyhow and anywhere, that it has created the “I don’t care attitude“ of people. Another thing is, they do not know how to segregate their waste. They mixed the trashes all together with biodegradable and non-biodegradable. We can see that people are lack of knowledge and as well as discipline too.

 

  These are the questions that helped us to figure out what barangay San Vincente is facing when it comes to waste management disposal. The questions are as follows: 1.  What is the problem/s with your barangay when it comes to waste disposal management? 

  “We are lack of garbage collectors” 

2.  How many days in a week do the garbage truck collector passes by your area? 

  “Once or twice a week only.” 

3.  How are they storing their garbage? Do they know how to segregate? 

  “No. They mixed everything, no segregation happening. They

mixed biodegradable to non-biodegradable, recyclable and non-recyclable.”  4.  Is there any rules and regulations regarding this matter? 

  “None.” 

We recommend to the Barangay of San Vicente in Binan Laguna to implement a litter laws that will ensure that no litter will be discarded, thrown or dropped onto public and private places. Such laws work towards prohibiting illegal littering. The law must also clearly stipulate that dumping is a serious offense, punishable by serving a jail term and fines. They can also have community programs and groups should be created with the sole aim of running anti-litter campaigns to raise awareness. “Keep the environment tidy” programs and community clean up events can be a lot of fun and are sufficiently valuable in spreading the message. The campaigns can also be incorporated in bulletin boards, social media platforms to spread the message widely. A project or campaigns like this can speak a lot and provide relevant knowledge about the environmental costs of littering, eventually addressing some of the problems. They can also display ‘stop littering signs’ . Putting up signs is a very creative way of putting a stop to littering. The signs should be placed in high littered areas

 

(malls, hallways, and in all public places) and those that are prone to littering such as the streets near public transports. And lastly, we can control the said problem by putting up garb garbage age bins in various areas for effective garbage disposal. Having enough garbage bins in walking routes and public areas offers convenience in the disposal and collection of litter. With all these recommendations, we all hope for a better and well-disciplined barangay San Vicente.

 

 

Submitted to: Ms. Abbigail Dacles

Submitted by: Hipolito, Mary Grace J.

Penales, Allayza Jae A.

Lunes, Julia Andrea A.

Staples, Mary Louis R.

Mendoza, Jude Ezekiel E.