Vegetable Waste Disposal and Management in Cebu City Public Markets
VEGETABLE WASTE DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT IN CEBU CITY PUBLIC MARKETS
A Research Proposal
Presented to the Faculty of the School of Business and Economics
University of San Carlos
Cebu City, Philippines
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the course
Business Research BA109N
By
BOCO, MELISSA ANNE
DELA TORRE, NYMPHA ROSE
OZARAGA, MA.REBECCA
QUIJADA, MA.GABRIELLEN
SAN PEDRO, MA.LOURDES
January 21, 2013
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Rationale
Organic vegetables and fruits are considered important food sources. They are generally inexpensive and though naturally low in fat and calories, they are stillpacked with important nutrients. However, their tendency to spoil easily in their fresh and unpreserved stateresults in organic waste. Organic waste is a type of biodegradable solid waste that comes from plants or animals. Markets that sell organic produce usually generate a high volume of waste from spoiled fruits and vegetables. Like other forms of waste, organic waste must be properly disposed of in order to avoid adverse consequences to the general public’s health and to existing environmental conditions.
According to the Climate Change Commission’s recent report: “A Measure for Resilience: 2012 Report on the Ecological Footprint of the Philippines”, the waste that Filipinos have produced through consumption in the year 2008 was already twice the capacity of the Philippines. This means that two Philippine archipelagos have since been needed to accommodate the waste that we generate. Aside from the degradation of our natural resources, this can be attributed to the growth in population since the amount of waste production in an area is directly proportional to its population density. Furthermore, in developing countries such as ours, organic wastes take up a dominant fraction of the municipal solid waste stream.In the Philippines, organic waste generation and management methods vary depending on the area or setting. While agricultural activities dominate in
A Research Proposal
Presented to the Faculty of the School of Business and Economics
University of San Carlos
Cebu City, Philippines
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the course
Business Research BA109N
By
BOCO, MELISSA ANNE
DELA TORRE, NYMPHA ROSE
OZARAGA, MA.REBECCA
QUIJADA, MA.GABRIELLEN
SAN PEDRO, MA.LOURDES
January 21, 2013
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Rationale
Organic vegetables and fruits are considered important food sources. They are generally inexpensive and though naturally low in fat and calories, they are stillpacked with important nutrients. However, their tendency to spoil easily in their fresh and unpreserved stateresults in organic waste. Organic waste is a type of biodegradable solid waste that comes from plants or animals. Markets that sell organic produce usually generate a high volume of waste from spoiled fruits and vegetables. Like other forms of waste, organic waste must be properly disposed of in order to avoid adverse consequences to the general public’s health and to existing environmental conditions.
According to the Climate Change Commission’s recent report: “A Measure for Resilience: 2012 Report on the Ecological Footprint of the Philippines”, the waste that Filipinos have produced through consumption in the year 2008 was already twice the capacity of the Philippines. This means that two Philippine archipelagos have since been needed to accommodate the waste that we generate. Aside from the degradation of our natural resources, this can be attributed to the growth in population since the amount of waste production in an area is directly proportional to its population density. Furthermore, in developing countries such as ours, organic wastes take up a dominant fraction of the municipal solid waste stream.In the Philippines, organic waste generation and management methods vary depending on the area or setting. While agricultural activities dominate in