Computer Waste Management Practices of Internet Shop Owners in Ligao City, Philippines

This descriptive survey aimed to determine the computer waste disposal practices of internet shop owners in Ligao City. The data were gathered from fifteen (15) internet shop owners in the business district of Ligao City through questionnaire and informal interview. The statistical tools used were frequency count and weighted mean technique. The findings showed that among the fifteen (15) internet shops operated, computer sets available for use ranged from fifteen (15) to thirty (30) units. All internet shop attendants/staff are graduates of computer technician courses or are knowledgeable in computer hardware. Internet shops replace computer components/ parts twice a year. Actual waste disposal practices along storage and disposal are often practiced while actual computer waste disposal along collection is seldom practiced. The study revealed that internet owners do not utilize landfill in disposing computer waste. The Local Government Unit of Ligao City has a city ordinance on ecological solid waste management but there is no specific ordinance on computer waste management. The proposed activities can be used by LGU Ligao City in enhancing the existing city ordinance to address computer waste disposal management.

Keywords: computer waste, disposal practices, city ordinance