Waste Management Practices of Canteen Workers: Basis for Policy Making in School

The problem on waste management is continuously growing in developed and developing nations. One of the food service establishments that generate large amount of waste every day is school canteen. Foodservice providers usually follow set of rules in solid waste management. This includes collection, storage, disposal, and transportation of the wastes produced. Consequently, the awareness and attitude of these foodservice providers in waste management has an impact in their waste disposal practices. The objective of the study was to assess the influence of their awareness and attitude in waste management to their waste disposal practices. The study was conducted on thirty canteen workers of Bulacan State University. The two most important findings was the following: (1) a significant (p < .05) influence between the respondent’s awareness and attitude in waste management and their actual waste disposal practices, (2) that some respondents possesses some bad attitudes in waste management. The first shows that an increase in their awareness and attitude posts an increase in their waste disposal practices. On the other hand, some bad attitudes of the canteen workers is a risk in their waste disposal practices. These findings will help to address the issue of waste management in school canteens, and plan for better training program and monitoring in waste management systems.