Chapter 1-3
Chapter 1-3
Chapter 1-3
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
Rationale of the Study
many goods are made from reusable waste plastic. Waste reuse is significant
reduce the amount of waste incinerated in landfills. Plastic has been proved to
work in concrete studies, and this sort of material has become a prominent study
and few others, quickly caught on and adopted the idea. Rapid urban migration
public health and safety, according to the South African Development Community
(SADC, 2015), and it now faces three major challenges: "high volumes of waste,
successfully address these concerns, most waste disposal has been privatized
across the region, with mixed results in some regions and worsening situations in
others.
preserving them, and repurpose them in new ways. Furthermore, with this
innovation people can help reduce the plastic waste pollution by using this eco-
the researcher will create a concrete block from common materials which
produce good quality and stronger concrete blocks. These materials are all found
in the locality. The output of this study is an eco-friendly concrete block for a
Theoretical Background
health and the environment and promote resource use optimization. Waste
considered within the paradigm of Industrial Ecology and built side-by-side with
account of the domain and contains conceptual analyses of waste, the activity
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upon waste, and a holistic view of the goals of waste management. The proper
waste. Definitions emerging from this condition may, however, conflict with the
prevented from arising. When material is assigned the label of ‘waste’, it will be
implication of such definitions is that they are not able to facilitate a sustainable
waste management system. Therefore, new, dynamic definitions for waste and
waste management must be sought, which can explain why waste is created and
can offer an intrinsic solution to the problem. The Republic Act (RA) 9003,
to the local government units (LGUs) to achieve 25% waste reduction through
reuse, recycle).
The Zero Waste Theory (2009) on the other hand, states that other
sustainable natural cycles. It was related in a way that the purpose of the crafting
The Problem
Statement of the Problem
construction workers on the eco – friendly concrete block as a good substitute for
2. What is the level of satisfaction of the respondents between the eco – friendly
2.1 Effectiveness
2.3 Density
2.4 Appearance
Hypothesis
block.
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building structure.
landfills.
infrastructure and at the same time they can help minimize the plastic waste.
Teachers. Through this study, it can help the teachers in lessening the
plastic waste of the surroundings and this can make their students safe from
complications.
Students. Through this study, students can harness their talents by using
may guide future researchers in examining and investigating further on this topic
devices that can help the surroundings and save the environment.
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Research Methodology
the development of the product. The materials involved were simple and can
easily be found. There are six main materials in making the product: cement,
cement trowel, sand, shredded plastics, water, and molder. All dried materials
were carefully mixed together including the shredded plastics. After combining
every dry material, the water was then gradually added to form the mixture of an
assured to follow safety guidelines and asked for extra information from experts
The researchers used survey method for it aimed to find out the
Instrument
The researchers used a survey questionnaire in the study. The
the eco – friendly concrete block. After collecting the data needed, tabulation was
done then analysis was made to come up with findings and conclusion.
Environment
one of the provinces with fine community. According to 2020 census, the
population of La Libertad is 41, 089. Except for those who have stable jobs, the
residents of the town have various means of income. The upper barangay
residents’ resort to farming while the coastal barangay residents went on fishing.
Negros Oriental. It has 29 barangays with 27 elementary schools, two public high
Respondents
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The respondents of this study were the 10 male construction workers of G &
hardware store basically a retail shop and is operating for more than one year. Its
The flow of the study included making the eco-friendly concrete block with
the use of cement, sand, plastic waste and testing its effectiveness. Then, survey
questionnaires were distributed to the respondents to gather data for the study.
The first part of the questionnaire is about the respondents’ profile, while the
second part includes questions on the effectiveness of the product. The data
were computed using frequency count, percentage formula and weighted mean,
and analyzed using Paired Sample t-Test. After testing, the eco-friendly concrete
block can be enhanced by the researchers for a good quality and a stronger
concrete block. The eco-friendly concrete block will then be useful in building
structures.
INPUT
Make the eco–friendly
concrete block
Test the eco-friendly
concrete block
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PROCESS
Testing the effectiveness of the
shredded plastic waste in the
production of the eco-friendly
concrete block
Test the level of satisfaction on
the eco-friendly concrete block
OUTPUT
the study. The first part of the questionnaire is about the respondents’ profile,
while the second part includes questions on the effectiveness of the product. The
data were computed using frequency count, percentage formula and weighted
mean, and analyzed using Paired Sample t-Test. After testing, the eco – friendly
concrete block can be enhanced by the researchers for a good quality and a
stronger concrete block. The eco - friendly concrete block will then be useful in
building structures.
Scoring Procedure
The scoring procedure is divided into four levels; very satisfactory is equal to
four(4) and describes that the respondent has an outstanding feedback on the
effects and use of the Eco-friendly Concrete Block; satisfactory has the score of
three(3) and explains that the respondent is satisfied with equal reaction and
effect of the eco-friendly concrete block; slightly satisfied has total score of two
(2) which means that the effectiveness of the eco-friendly concrete block has low
effect to the respondent; and not satisfied which means one (1) or that the eco-
Treatment of Data
used.
were utilized.
A. Definition of Terms
researchers included the definition of terms to enable clearer insight of the study.
The following terms are operationally defined to clearly understand the study.
Cement. Used to build mortar or concrete by mixing it with water and sand and
block.
Cement Trowel. A tool used in mixing the mixture of the eco-friendly concrete
block.
processes of goods and services from a point of view of nature, trying to mimic a
Plastic Waste. The build-up of plastic objects in the environment, which has a
Polythene sheets. Is a light, generally thin, soft plastic that is commonly used to
Shredded. The word means to torn or cut the plastic waste into shreds so it
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Chapter 2
This chapter presents, analyzes and interprets the findings based on the
sequence of variables in the statement of the problem that were set on the outset
of the study.
The first problem of the study is on the profile of the respondents. This
includes the name, and the length of service of the construction worker.
Respondents’ Length
Frequency Percentage
of Service
Below 1 Year 8 80
1 Year – 3 Years 2 20
4 Years 0 0
Total 10 100
Level of Satisfaction
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on the other hand, got 3.22 or Very Satisfactory in terms of its efficiency,
Table 3
Level of Satisfaction of the Respondents Between the Eco-friendly and
Commercial Concrete Block
As seen in the table, the computed value is .558. The p-value is 0.616
with 0.05 as the level of the significance. This implies that the null hypothesis
was accepted since the p-value is greater than the alpha value and the
Concrete Block and the Commercial Concrete Block was not significant.
Table 4
Significant Difference on the Level of Satisfaction on Eco-friendly Concrete
Block and Commercial Concrete Block
Variables Computed P-Value Alpha Decision Conclusion
Value
Level of satisfaction on
the Eco-friendly
Accept Not
Concrete Block versus .558 0.616 0.05
Ho significant
Commercial Concrete
Block
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Chapter 3
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SUMMARY
quantities. Plastic has been proved to work in concrete studies, and this sort of
material has become a prominent study topic in recent years. The researchers
come up with this study to aid in the preservation and protection of the
Theory (2004) by Green Alliance and in addition with Zero Waste Theory (2009).
The main aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the eco-friendly
was used in this study. To gather data, survey questionnaires were utilized by
the researchers. The study was conducted at G & N Hardware located at North
Block on the other hand, got 3.22 or Very Satisfactory in terms of its efficiency,
The p-value is 0.616 with 0.05 as the level of the significance. This implies that
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the null hypothesis was accepted since the p-value is greater than the alpha
value and the significant difference between the level of satisfaction on the Eco-
friendly Concrete Block and the Commercial Concrete Block was not significant.
CONCLUSION
0.616 the data suggested to accept the null hypothesis since the p-value is
greater than the alpha value. The null hypothesis was not rejected suggesting
Block and the Commercial Concrete Block. Therefore, the level of satisfaction of
the eco-friendly concrete block and the commercial concrete block are the same.
These imply that Eco-friendly Concrete Block can be a good substitute to the
RECOMMENDATION
addition, the researchers commend that in the process of making the eco-friendly
concrete block future researchers should also make a commercial concrete block
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Appendix A: Letter
Sir:
GOOD DAY!
The students of Grade 12 STEM of the Senior High School of La Libertad Technical-
Vocational School are conducting a study entitled “The Efficiency of Employing
Shredded Plastic Waste in the Production of Concrete Blocks” as a partial
fulfillment in Research Project and Research Capstone.
In relation to this, we ask permission from your good office to allow us to administer our
questionnaire and interview the labourers who make concrete blocks in your
construction at your preferred day and time.
Sincerely,
Appendix B: Questionnaire
Name: _________________________
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I. Respondent’s Profile
Direction: Please answer the following questions by putting a checkmark
(√) on the blank space provided before each option. Please answer every
question honestly.
Length of Service as construction worker:
__ below 1 year __ 1 year – 3 years __ 4 years and above
Descriptive Statistics
VAR00001 VAR00002
N 4 4
a,b
Normal Parameters Mean 3.3125 3.2175
Std. Deviation .33260 .19805
Most Extreme Differences Absolute .175 .279
Positive .146 .224
Negative -.175 -.279
Test Statistic .175 .279
c,d
Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) . .c,d
Paired Differences
Pair VAR00001 -
.09500 .34073 .17037 -.44718 .63718 .558 3 .616
1 VAR00002
CURRICULUM VITAE
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