Waste Management Practices of Local Tourist Attractions: Basis for Policy Recommendation

AUTHOR(S)

MECHILLE E. LUGO, LPT, Ph.D (CAR)

ABSTRACT

— The study aimed to find out the waste management practices along Refuse, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, and Rot among the local tourist attractions of Zamboanga del Norte First District during the Academic Year 2022 towards a policy recommendation. The quantitative method of research, utilizing a self-made questionnaire checklist, was used to obtain the desired data. Data revealed that the local tourist attractions practiced waste management in their business operations. However, some attraction sites did not strictly impose such waste management practices, which led to a recommendation to consistently and strictly implement solid waste management among business owners of these tourist attractions. Local government units, the academe, and the tourism sector may help reinforce these practices so that they are maintained at all times to promote sustainability in implementing the waste reduction policy. There should be clear signs across the site, while leaflets for solid waste management awareness may be distributed to the local tourists. The researcher proposed a policy recommendation that business owners may utilize. Keywords — Solid waste management, stakeholders, sustainability, tourist attractions, zero waste