Willingness to pay bid of households for improvement in solid waste collection and disposal services in the University of Eastern Philippines

摘要

This paper determined the willingness to pay bid of households for improvement in solid waste collection and disposal services in the University of Eastern Philippines. The study made use of primary data gathered from sample households through household survey. Majority (88.9%) of the 63 sample respondents from the three barangays were willing to pay for an improvement in solid waste collection and disposal services through a solid waste management program. The modal WTP bids in all barangays ranged from P91 to P120. Currently, no garbage collection fee is charged from households in all the sample barangays. Based on the foregoing results of the study, the following recommendations are suggested: 1) Due to limited government budget, the Local Government Unit should collect a user charge from households in order to improve the present solid waste collection and disposal services of the three barangays in the University of Eastern Philippines; 2) The government should allocate funds for the purchase of new garbage trucks for solid waste collection and disposal services; 3) The role of the LGUs not only in the collection of wastes but also in waste disposal should be strengthened.