Awareness and Practices on Solid Waste Management Among Grade 6 Pupils

Abstract

This study aimed to establish the relationship between awareness and practices on solid waste management among Grade 6 pupils. The indicators of the practices on solid waste management were segregation, reduce, reuse, recycling, and disposal. The researchers used quantitative, random sampling, and descriptive correlation design, and the statistical tools were Mean and Pearson-r. The mean result of awareness is 4.61 with a P-value of 0.000, and the mean result of the practices is 4.68, which is less than 0.05 of significance. Moreover, there is a significant relationship between Awareness and Practices on solid waste management among Grade 6 pupils. This shows that students' awareness of solid waste management affects the students' practices. It implies that awareness is essential in molding students' solid waste management practices.