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

Abstract

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.