PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

Mark John Bulat-ag
Mar 19, 2019
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PRACTICAL RESEACH 2

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY IN GARBAGE SEGREGATION WITHIN THE BARANGAY SAN MARTIN, VILLANUEVA, MISAMIS ORIENTAL

A Research Paper Presented to

The faculty of Villanueva Senior High School

San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Practical Research 2,

A Quantitaive Research Study in Grade 12

Submitted by:

Group Leader: Rosauro, Cherwin C.

Members :

Bulat-ag, Mark John M.

Sanchez, Ydzyl John

Cabaral, Karen D.

Emata, Jeizel C.

Jabian, Claire Michelle M.

October 2018

ABSTRACT

This paper shows that how effective the material recovery facility in garbage segregation within the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental: are as follows having material recovery facility in the baranagay are being implemented. And 10 of the Baranagy residence ask by the questionnaire by the researcher through the study of the material recovery facility.

ACKNOWLEGDEMENT

First and foremost, the researcher give their most gracious thanks and appreciation to God, the almighty. He give them strength and guide them to all the needs of the researcher to achieve this study.

Also, the researcher would like to thank their respondents for their unceasing support and patience to bring out of the best for this study.

In particular, the researchers would like to thank:

First for the parents, for their encouragement in motivating the researchers to finish this study.

Mr. Virgilio I. Diaz, Jr. the school head of Villanueva Senior High School for showing his benevolent and support by approving the researchers study.

Ms. Milger A. Baang, the researchers mentor for the guidance and corrections insuring that the study is optimally developed the best way can ever produce.

Mrs. Angelie D. Enterina, the researchers adviser and subject teacher, for her guidance and corrections. To the study of the researchers.

To the barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Province of Misamis Oriental, for responding the questioners and the interview.

CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM

Introduction

Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is Solid Waste Management (SWM) alternatives requires a modeling framework that links detailed process-level operations within a broader system that can quantify impacts from waste generation through final disposal and resource recovery. The model described here had been used to develop Material Recovery Facility (MRF) cost and energy consumption estimates for use in the Solid Waste Optimization Life-cycle Framework (SWOLF), which can be used to conduct LCA that optimizes the flow of different waste fractions within a prescribed system boundary across a set of user-defined time stages. However, the utility of such a framework depends critically on the quality and representativeness of process-level data used to characterize the unit processes within the system boundary. For complex unit process such as landfills, anaerobic digesters, or MRF’s, a single set of fixed industry-average data estimates cannot accurately predict the performance of individual facilities that include numerous design and operational choices and vary with waste composition. Improved estimates require unit process models that can relate different facility configurations and input waste compositions to changes in the resultant cost, energy consumption, and product flows, and such process models should be designed in a flexible manner to enable scenario exploration within a given LCA. MRF’s are an integral part of the SWMsystem because they often determine the amount of the collected recyclable material that can be recovered for recycling. Recyclable materials present in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) have increasingly gained attention of SWM decision makers, as recycling of SWM can contribute to sustainability-related objectives including resource recovery, reduced energy consumption, and lower emissions.

The focus of this paper is to present a detailed and novel process on Material Recovery Facility in Barangay San Martin Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

Statement of the problem

The study was conducted to determine The Effectiveness of Material Recovery Facility in Garbage Segregation Within the Barangay San Martin Villanueva, Misamis Orienrtal.

The researcher seek to find the answers of the following problems:

1. Profile of the barangay residence respondents based on:

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender

1.3 Family Members

2. How effective the material recovery facility in Barangay San Martin by level of effectivity?

A. Excellent

B. Very Good

C. Good

D. Fair

E. Poor

3. How the MRF implemented in every barangay?

4. How does the people responds the MRF in every barangay?

Objectives of the Study

· To make the readers know how effective the Material Recovery Facility within the Barangay San Martin Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

Significance of the study:

The researcher believe that this study is very helpful to the municipality and barangay officials, people of community and to the HUMSS student.

Municipality and Barangay Officials

This study is beneficial to the Municipality and Barangay Officials in order to improve their image and issue about cleanliness in their community.

People of Community

This study is need for them to be educate about how to segregate their garbage disposal.

HUMSS student

This study is the best for the Humanity and Social Sciences (HUMSS) student to determine how effective the material recovery facility in garbage segregation in order to them to identify how important the MRF is.

Scope and Limitations of the study:

This study covers the whole Barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. This will investigate ideas about the Effectiveness of Material Recovery Facility in Garbage Segregation from the local folklores and municipal officers from the mayor to the barangay local executives.

The research study is limited only to the Effectiveness of Material Recovery Facility in Garbage Segregation and within the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental and will not extent to other territory or furthermore studies aside from what is mandated to this study.

Definition of terms:

Biodegradable- capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.

Garbage- trash, rubbish, or refuse is waste material that is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of utility. The term generally does not encompass bodily waste products, purely liquid or gaseous wastes, nor toxic waste products. Garbage is commonly sorted and classified into kinds of material suitable for specific kinds of disposal.

Life-cycle assessment- is a technique to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product's life from raw material extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance, and disposal or recycling.

Material Recovery Facility- a specialized plant that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing to end-user manufacturers. Generally, there are two different types: clean and dirty materials recovery facilities.

Non-biodegradable- not capable of being broken down by the action of living organisms: not biodegradable.

Recycling -is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions

Reduce-to become or to make something become smaller in size amount, degree, importance, etc.

Reuse - is the action or practice of using something again, whether for its original purpose.

Segregation- The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. ‘an official policy of racial segregation’

Solid waste management- is a term that is used to refer to the process of collecting and treating solid wastes. It also offers solutions for recycling items that do not belong to garbage or trash. As long as people have been living in settlements and residential areas, garbage or solid waste has been an issue. Waste management is all about how solid waste can be changed and used as a valuable resource.

CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERARTURE

This chapter presents the review of related literature and studies

Related literature

According to Hoorrnweg and Bhada-Tata (2012), approximately 1.3 billion tons of solid waste is generated every year by 3 billion urban residents. This study also expects that as urban population increases to an estimate of 4.3 billion.

According to Merrild et al…,(2012), the environment benefit of recycling include the avoided use of virgin resources and energy savings.

According to Fitzgereald (2012), only limited work has been done to systematically characterize Material Recovery Facility operation and the resulting emissions.

According to Franchetti (2009), modeled Material Recovery Facility economics, but did not consider energy requirement or environmental emission.

According to Nishtala (1995), developed a model that quantified Material Recovery Facility cost and emission, but it is now outdated because modern Material Recovery Facility include several pieces of automated separation equipment that were not in use 20 years ago.

According to Shengsu (2007), Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) location and waste flow assignment decision problem were investigated. In a three stages network consisted of production factory, landfills and transfer stations, material recovery facilities, the decision problem is to choose a best set of material recovery facilities with capacity constraints and decide the optimal flow on the network to minimize the total operational cost.

According to F Ardonillo (2006), The study aims to evaluate the environmental performances of an integrated material recovery facility (MRF), which has a crucial role in the waste management plan of a region in the middle of Italy, characterized by a low level (less than 20%) of household source separation and separate collection.

According to Hosansky (2006), MRF takes in commingled recyclable materials that have been separated from municipal solid waste, usually by individual citizens or businesses before curbside trash collection. Although some clean facilities are single stream (i.e., all of the recyclable materials are mixed together), many are dual stream, or source-separated, which means that they receive one stream of mixed paper and one of other materials such as glass, nonferrous metals, and plastics The recyclables are sorted and then prepared for market. Non-recyclable or contaminated materials are separated out, but they generally amount to less than 10 percent of the total stream of waste taken in by a clean facility.

According to Pressley (2015), Insights derived from life-cycle assessment of solid waste management strategies depend critically on assumptions, data, and modeling at the unit process level. Based on new primary data, a process model was developed to estimate the cost and energy use associated with material recovery facilities (MRFs), which are responsible for sorting recyclables into saleable streams and as such represent a key piece of recycling infrastructure. The model includes four modules

According to Saley (2015), The ordinance prohibits dumping of garbage anywhere other than those recognized and established garbage facilities; dumping of unclean and unsegregated waste at the redemption center/facility; discharging of human feces along the creeks and rivers; throwing of wastes in creeks, rivers, public places such as roads, sidewalks and establishments; and burning of garbage particularly non-biodegradable wastes. It also requires residents to practice segregation of wastes at source. Reusable solid wastes such as bottles, plastics, cellophanes and papers shall be brought to the barangay material recovery facility duly segregated or directly to the agent-buyers. Non-recyclable materials and special solid wastes will be brought to the material recovery facility, while hazardous wastes or chemicals will be disposed in coordination with concerned government agencies according to prescribed methods. The local government is responsible for collecting reusable, recyclable and non-biodegradable waste materials from the material recovery facilities; and transporting them to the recycling centers and or to the municipal material recovery facility. Collection of segregated solid wastes is scheduled per barangay.

According to Bernardo (2008), Facilities involved in waste transfer and treatment require licenses, and all personnel who work at such facilities require the proper kind of training that goes with the handling of waste that can often be dangerous if not handled properly. Waste management facilities also need to be able to respond quickly to emergency situations. By their very nature there is rarely any warning that an emergency is about to occur. For that reason emergency response teams need to be on standby every hour of every day, and every day of every year. Waste management disposal and treatment can originate from both domestic and industrial. The experiences and practices of household waste management of people in a barangay (village) in Manila, Philippines are documented. The data were gathered through an interview with household members using open-ended questions. Interviews were also conducted with garbage collectors as well as scavengers. Results showed that the households generated an average of 3.2 kg of solid waste per day, or 0.50 kg/capita/day. The types of wastes commonly generated are food/kitchen wastes, papers, PET bottles, metals, and cans, boxes/cartons, glass bottles, cellophane/plastics, and yard/garden wastes. The respondents segregate their wastes into PET bottles, glass bottles, and other waste (mixed wastes). No respondents perform composting. It is worth noting, however, that burning of waste is not done by the respondents. The households rely on garbage collection by the government. Collection is done twice daily, except Sundays, and household members bring their garbage when the garbage truck arrives. However, there are those who dump their garbage in non-designated pick-up points, usually in a corner of the street. The dumped garbage becomes a breeding ground for disease-causing organisms. Some household respondents said that it is possible that the dumping in certain areas caused the dengue fever suffered by some of their family members. Mothers and household helpers are responsible for household waste management. Scavengers generally look for recyclable items in the dumped garbage. All of them said that it is their only source of income, which is generally not enough for their meals. Most of the respondents said that garbage collection and disposal is the responsibility of the government. The results of the study showed that RA 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, is not fully implemented in Metro Manila

According to Davidson (2011), waste management is largely regulated by legislation and policy implemented at the municipal level, but there are significant provincial regulations that may come into play. In some instances federal regulations may also be relevant, particularly if dealing with hazardous substances or shipping waste across provincial boundaries.

According to Paxinos et al., (2007), Locations of effective stimulation sites in the MRF. A Stimulation sites recovered from transverse brainstem sections and plotted directly on standardized sections from a P0 mouse (adapted and modified.

According to Rochester (2010), MRF Polishing brings precision, determinism and repeatability to precision optics manufacturing.

According to Szokol (2008), the effective sites in the medial and lateral MRF regions are plotted as filled and unfilled squares, respectively. Cross-hatched areas indicate the regions that were previously found to be effective in evoking responses in the MMC and LMC.

According to Elsevier (2016), the main objective of this study is to quantify effects of variations of aspect ratio (ratio of span length to story height) and lateral resisting system on response of high-rise steel structures

According to Ranada (2014), the law requires each barangay to have a materials recovery facility (MRF) which is key to decentralizing waste management. An MRF is a place where all the garbage generated by the barangay is sorted into recyclables, organic waste, and non-recyclables or residual waste.

According to Monterey (2010), A Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is a facility that uses both machines and people to remove and sort recyclables from the waste stream. The Athens MRF is what is known as a mixed-waste MRF and is specifically designed to allow recyclables to be sorted from regular household garbage. Other MRF’s are only able to sort recyclables that have already been separated from the waste stream at the point of collection. The Athens MRF was permitted to operate in 1997 and currently processes 1,920 tons per day of trash. The facility removes over three-dozen different types of materials from the waste stream

According to Leblanc (2018), the materials recovery facility, or MRF, is a key component of residential and commercial single-stream recycling programs. Pronounced as "murf," the MRF is a facility that receives commingled materials and then uses a combination of equipment and manual labor to separate and densify materials in preparation for shipment downstream to recyclers of the particular materials recovered. Materials recovery facilities are alternately known as materials reclamation facilities or multi re-use facilities.

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The research method consist research design, respondents of the study, research locale, research instrument and data gathering procedure.

Research Design

In this study, the researcher used a descriptive type of research which aims at defining or giving a verbal portrayal or picture of a person, thing, event, group, situation, etc. Through this study, the researcher developed inclination of conducting further research. Presenting observations about the characteristic of someone or something serving to describe. Referring to consulting, or grounded in matters of observation experience.

Respondents of the Study

The respondent of this study were 10 barangay residence within the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. These barangay residence were clustered by age, gender, family members

Research Locale

This study is conducted at the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental were 10 barangay residence respondents are currently residing.

Research Instrument

The researchers make a survey questionnaire as the main tool in gathering data. The questionnaire is consist two parts. The first part are the profile the respondents which include age, gender, and family members

The second parts are questions regarding the Material Recovery Facility as the research study.

Data Gathering

The procedure used to gather the data was by conducting a survey to the respondents within the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. The researcher will explained to their respondents about the questionnaire that will be accomplished. The questionnaire will be retrieved personally by the researcher after the researcher completed filled it out. After the researcher collect the data gathered to determine the reasons of the respondents and make interpretation about the research. Then the researcher analyze the result to compute the research.

Statistical Treatment

Statistical treatment were used to analyze the result obtained from the gathered data these techniques include frequency counts, mean and percentage

Data Analysis

Since the study utilized the quantitative approach, the data were interpreted from the research instrument were tabulated and presented in textual form.

CHAPTER IV

RESULT DISCUSSION

This chapter presents the analysis and interpretation of data gathered. The presentation of data is arranged according to the specific problems in chapter 1.

Problem 1

Table 1.0 Profile of the barangay respondents based on age

AGE FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

30-36 2 20%

37-41 4 40%

42-46 1 10%

47-51 1 10%

52-56 1 10%

57 and above 1 10%

TOTAL 10 100%

The table shows that there are 2 aged 30-36 years old, 4 aged 37-41 years old, 1 aged 41-46 years old,1 aged 47-51 years old, 1 aged 52-56 years old and 1 aged 57 and above years old. The table above showed that the dominant age of barangay residence is at 37-41 years old which is 40%.

According to Hoorrnweg and Bhada-Tata (2012), approximately 1.3 billion tones of solid waste is generated every year by 3 billion urban residents. This study also expects that as urban population increases to an estimate of 4.3 billion.

Table 1.1 profile of the barangay respondents based on gender

Gender FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

Male 3 30%

Female 6 60%

Bisexual 1 10%

TOTAL 10 100%

This table shows that there are 3 are male, 6 are female, and 1 is bisexual. The table above showed that the most officials are females which is 60%.

The table above shows that there is no limitation in gender or sex regarding to barangay residence.

Table 1.2 Profile of the respondents based on their family members

FAMILY MEMBERS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

2-5 4 40%

6-9 6 60%

Total 10 100%

This table shows that the family members of the barangay residence are 4 family members out of 2-5 , and 6 family members out of 6-9. The table showed that the most dominant family members of barangay residence are 4-9 which is 60%.

Problem 2

Table 1 How effective the material recovery facility in every barangay by level of effectivity?

RATE FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

A. EXCELLENT 0 0%

B. VERY GOOD 2 20%

C. GOOD 7 70%

D. FAIR 0 0%

E. POOR 1 10%

TOTAL 10 100%

This table shows 70% of the respondents rate Good that The MRF was effective in their barangay .And, 20% of the respondents said that very good, 10% of the respondents said that is Poor and the rest are 0%. The table above showed that most rating are Good which is 70%. And also Very good which is 20%.

Problem 3

Table 1 How the MRF implemented in every barangay?

REASONS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

The barangay officials conducted an assembly

meeting for the residence to educate them on

MRF proper segregation 7 70%

By house to house information 3 30%

TOTAL 10 100%

This table shows that the reasons of the barangay official 7 are by the head of the barangay official through assembly meeting for the residence to educate them on MRF proper segregation and 4 are by house to house information. The table above showed that by the head of the barangay official through assembly meeting for the residence to educate them on MRF proper segregation which is 70%.

Problem 4

Table 1 How does the people responds the MRF in every barangay?

REASONS FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

By throwing their garbage properly in the MRF 5 50%

By maintaining the used of MRF 5 50%

TOTAL 10 100%

This table shows that reasons of barangay official 5 are by throwing their garbage properly in the MRF and 5 by maintaining the used of MRF. The table above showed that by throwing their garbage properly in the MRF and by maintaining the used of MRF which is equal 50%.

According to Ranada (2014), The law requires each barangay to have a materials recovery facility (MRF) which is key to decentralizing waste management. An MRF is a place where all the garbage generated by the barangay is sorted into recyclables, organic waste, and non-recyclables or residual waste.

CHAPTER V

SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION

Summary of Findings

The purpose of this study is to know how effective the Material Recovery Facility in garbage segregation within the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva Misamis Oriental. In context, the study ought to answer the following problem: (.) Profile of the barangay official respondents based on 1.1 Age, 1.2 Gender, and 1.3 Family members(2.) How effective the material recovery facility in Barangay San Martin by level of effectivity? (3.) How the MRF implemented in every barangay? (4.) How does the people responds the MRF in every barangay?

(1) It was found out that among 10 respondents there are 2 respondents aged 30-36 years old, 4 respondents aged 37-41, 1 respondent age 42-46, 1 respondent age 47-51, 1 respondent age 52-56 and 1 respondent age 57 and above. 3 out of 10 respondents are male, 6 respondents are female and 1 respondent is bisexual. 4 out of 10 respondents are 2-5 family members,6 out of 10 respondents are 6-9 family members.

(2) It was found out that how effective the MRF in garbage segregation within the Barangay San Martin,Villanueva, Misamis Oriental through ratings if it is excellent, very good ,good, fair, and poor.

(3) It was found out that 7 out of 10 respondents that the MRF implemented in every barangay by the head trough an assembly meeting for the residence to educate MRF and proper segregation.

(4) It was found out that 5 out of 10 respondents throwing their garbage properly in the MRF, 5 of the respondents also by maintaining the use if MRF.

Conclusion

Having analyzed and interpreted the findings of the study, the researcher has drawn the following conclusions.

The researcher therefore conclude how effective the Material Recovery facility in garbage segregation within the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva Misamis Oriental. and as of the researcher conduct an interview to the respondents in the barangay towards the questionnaire about related to the material recovery facility And they found out that having material recovery facility was helpful to each barangay and by their residents to lessen the problem on garbage segregation and also to educate the people how cleanliness is important by the environment.

Thus this study conclude how effective does the material recovery facility in garbage segregation within the Barangay San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.

Recommendations

Based on the findings and conclusions of the study , it is recommended by the rsearcher that:

For the local government unit of Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. as they conduct Material Recovery Facility .

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