Final Research Paper
Final Research Paper
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Food being wasted has both national and global effects not only on the
environment but as well as to Food and Nutrition. In this context, when food is wasted
it also means wasting all the environmentally damaging processes used in food
production, including the energy it takes to grow, harvest, transport, store, and
package food and drinks (Davis, A. 2023), with such Food waste management needs
an in-depth investigation. The cafes have played a role that contributes to this wasted
this study examines the compliance of each cafe in Nasipit, Talamban Cebu City.
Examining the compliance of the cafes is significant not only for the
university but also for policymakers, the healthcare industry, and sanitation offices. It
can illustrate the effectiveness of strategies to make café owners comply with given
city ordinances in terms of food waste management. Furthermore, this study seeks to
Cebu City, analyzing factors such as different strategies, categories, and other hidden
address similar questions regarding food waste management the compliance of food
establishments with the city ordinance, and the rules and regulations behind proper
disposal of food being wasted. A few research studies have provided valuable insights
into the issues regarding food waste management highlighting the different disposal
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strategies, rewards for compliance with regulations, and the different ways to reduce
food waste.
food waste and identify it to possible reuse and disposal techniques has been taken.
The collected food waste has been dried using various methods. The results showed
that the oven drying method at 105 °C is the optimum temperature for the maximum
ways to reduce restaurant industry food waste costs. This study shows there are
hidden issues to non-compliance with the ordinance. The results of this study show
that the complexity of the problem arises from the diverse food production economy,
sufficient and more effort is needed to decrease the impact of food waste because of
the high cost associated with food waste. Restaurant leaders are to be educated on the
potential impacts of processes and strategies that are available to reduce food waste
costs.
Considering these prior studies, this research aims to confide in their insights
Talamban, this study hopes to provide recommendations needed for the institutions
Talamban, Cebu City to Food waste management mandated by the City. The general
The purpose of the study is to assess the compliance of different cafes with
food waste management by the city regulations in Nasipit Talamban, Cebu City.
1.2. percentage of cafes that did not comply with the city regulations;
The importance of the study is to inform readers about the food waste
management standard and how the cafes in Nasipit Talamban, Cebu City comply with
the regulations from the city government. Also, the study will benefit the following:
residents handle food waste. This knowledge can inform the development of effective
waste reduction strategies and recycling programs, reducing the overall environmental
impact. Inefficient food waste management may lead to health hazards due to the
valuable food resources, emphasizing the need for better management practices to
Cebu City is being undertaken to provide essential guidance to cafe owners and
operators. This guidance is intended to assist them in adhering to the stringent food
their establishments are environmentally responsible and in full compliance with the
law. By following the recommendations and best practices outlined in this study, cafe
owners can not only reduce their environmental footprint but also avoid potential
essential component of this study's objectives. By working closely with CCENRO, the
study aims to play a pivotal role in the development and establishment of robust,
of food waste management strategies within the city. These guidelines will not only
serve as a framework for cafe owners and other businesses but will also contribute
responsible waste management practices and further enhance the city's commitment to
waste generated within the city. This reduction will not only alleviate the strain on
local waste disposal systems but also contribute to a more sustainable and eco-
friendly urban environment. Additionally, as cafe owners and businesses adopt these
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practices, it is conceivable that the city could move closer to the ambitious goal of
towards creating a more harmonious relationship between human activities and the
natural world, ultimately leading to a healthier and more resilient environment for
researchers, offering them a solid foundation upon which to build and expand the
body of knowledge in the field of food waste management. While this current study
focuses on specific aspects of the topic, it lays the groundwork for further
investigations into critical issues that may have eluded exploration in the present
research. By identifying these uncharted territories, the study creates a roadmap for
future researchers to delve deeper into the subject, uncover new dimensions, and
develop relevant factors that enrich our understanding of food waste management. As
a result, the study serves as a catalyst for a continuous and evolving stream of
research, ensuring that the field remains dynamic, adaptable, and on the cutting edge
The scope of this study focuses on the Cafes located in Nasipit Talamban,
cafes beyond this will not be assessed. All the café owners will be asked to participate
in the study, from the list given by the sanitation officer. Note that research
respondents are targeted only for Cafes and no other food establishments are included.
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big or small café as long as it is located in the area around Nasipit, Talamban Cebu
City. This means that the findings may not be generalized to other populations and
food establishments. Focusing on Nasipit, Talamban Cebu City may not capture a
variation of rules and regulations of city ordinance set by CCENRO that may differ in
all cities and barangays in Cebu, thus research respondents may base their answers on
information about the Nasipit, Talamban Cebu City ordinance only due to the
proximity.
In addition, rules and regulations from different cafés around Nasipit, and
Talamban Cebu City limit the idea of a uniform result, since the owner of the cafes
research study such as a decision to withdraw, this may manipulate the sample and
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following key terms are defined as used in the study for clarity and transparency:
Cafe. is a cozy and casual eatery or coffee shop where individuals can relish
light meals, snacks, and drinks, and engage in social activities. These establishments
commonly offer coffee, tea, pastries, sandwiches, and occasionally alcoholic drinks
within a laid-back and comfortable ambiance. Cafes are well-frequented spots for
meetings, work, or leisure, where patrons can savor food and beverages.
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a kitchen sink, positioned between the sink drain and the trap
eliminating waste, refuse, and contaminants, as well as by cleaning streets and similar
recycling materials.
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CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND RELATED STUDIES
Theoretical Background
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported that food waste is a
common global issue with approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food in the world
wasted each year (Boliko 2019). Food waste occurs during food production and these
are categorized differently based on where it occurs; food "waste" refers to food that
is fit for consumption but consciously discarded at the retail or consumption phases.
scares (Swinburne & Sandson, 2019). For instance, the Philippines has substantial
packaging, and transportation from field to storage and distribution to the consumers
(Mopera, L. 2016). In late 2022 farmers had to sell their onion at a loss or excess crop
was left to rot because no suitable storage was available in the country, this is
detrimental to the environment and without consideration for the entire value chain
the glut in onions went to waste. Waste food resources have devastating public health
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among working-age adults (Gregory &
Coleman-Jensen, 2017). The lack of food resources equates to the lack of food
nutrition in our body, there are specific nutrients that a food produces that the human
body needs. Further waste occurs as nutritious produce goes unused because its odd
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shape, size, or coloration fails the prevailing cosmetic standards of the food system.
The U.S. federal government in recognition of the public health problems associated
with food waste set the nation's first food waste reduction goal in 2015. Calls for a 50-
2015).
Manila, Philippines- Barangay Mojon Tampoy the improper waste disposal has been a
problem for the residents affecting their current living. The study used a qualitative
research approach to ask questions regarding the basic information, source of income,
and the problems that the respondents encountered in the community. The results
show that the problem of improper waste disposal is incinerating, throwing garbage
on the well, and the lack of garbage collection in the barangay. Although residents in
the barangay have been advised to segregate their waste properly, the lack of funds to
to creating and developing throw-away products that turn into a mountain of garbage
coming from homes, hospitals, offices, and marketplaces. In this study, he aimed to
determine the solid waste management practices among selected food service
establishments in the City of Talisay, Negros Occidental. The study was able to
differentiate sources of solid waste from industrial sectors specifically in the food
establishments including vegetables, stalk and peelings, rotted fruits and vegetables,
plastics, packaging materials (carbon, paper), fish scales, gills and bones, cans &
bottles. These are categorized as degradable and non-biodegradable and are classified
into composting, recycling, reusing, and other methods namely selling to junkshop,
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open fit, dependent on Local Government Unit waste collector. The study adopted the
instrument Navarra (2010) used to elicit data on the solid waste management practices
Solid Waste Generated, Solid Waste Storage Practice, and Solid Waste Management
Disposal Practices. The results showed that food waste was the main source of
Food Carts (52.63%), and others (68.23%). In the study conducted by Premakumara
(2011), the average composition of waste that was measured includes organic wastes,
fractions of food remains, kitchen wastes, and gardening waste like leaves and small
In addition to the study by Acanto, R. (2016) results depicted that the food
service establishments depend on the city government for their solid waste disposal.
There is a designated area for the collection of solid waste which generators dump the
collected waste to. In conclusion, the food service establishments in Talisay City were
dependent on the City Government for the disposal of their solid waste and none of
the respondents practiced solid waste segregation and 3Rs. This proves that Republic
Act 9003 or the Solid Waste Management Act of 200 is not fully implemented in the
Management Act of 2000 provides the legal framework for the systematic,
This ensures the protection of public health and the environment, emphasizing the
need to create necessary institutional mechanisms incentives, and penalties for acts
The Republic Act 9003 also known as the Ecological Solid Waste
mechanisms, and mandate to the local government units (LGUs) to achieve a 25%
the policy states that the ecological solid waste management program shall: (a) ensure
methods that maximize the utilization of valuable resources and encourage resource
conservation and recovery; ( c) set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance
and volume reduction through source reduction and waste minimization measures,
storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of
incineration; (e) promote national research and development programs for improved
collection, separation and recovery; (f) encourage greater private sector participation
in solid waste management; (g) retain primary enforcement and responsibility of solid
waste management with local government nits while establishing a cooperative effort
organizations, and the private sector; (h) encourage cooperation and self-regulation
programs; and (j) strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management
and resource conservation and recovery topics into the academic curricula of formal
estimation of 10 million tons in 2010 and this is expected to rise by 40% in 2020. The
LGU efforts are still very limited in terms of implementing the national mandate,
Cebu may have a different experience towards this implementation as the largest city
in the Philippines with millions of people showing a way of reducing its municipal
waste generation by more than 30% over the last three years and succeeding in food
waste reduction.
prohibited: (1) Littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places, such as
established pursuant to this Act; (3) the open burning of solid waste; (4) causing or
material intended for collection by authorized persons; (8) the mixing of source-
separated recyclable material with other solid waste in any vehicle, box, container or
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open dumps as enjoined in this Act, or closure of said dumps in violation of Sec. 37;
in areas other than centers or facilities prescribes under this Act; (14) site preparation,
1586 and this Act and not conforming with the land use plan of the LGU: (15) the
construction of any establishment within two hundred (200) meters from open dumps
Violation of Section 48 of RA 9003 is accountable for fines and penalties. These are
written in accordance with section 49 of RA 9003 Fines and Penalties which states:
(a) any person who violates sec 48, paragraph (1) shall, upon conviction, be punished
with a fine of not less than three hundred pesos (P300.00) but not more than one
thousand pesos (P1,000.00) or render community service for not less than one (1) day
not more than fifteen (15) days to an LGU where such prohibited acts are committed
or both; (b) any person who violates Sec. 48, (2) and (3) shall, upon conviction, be
punished with a fine of not less than three hundred pesos (P300.00) but not more than
on one thousand pesos (P1,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than one (1) day to not
more than fifteen (15) days, or both; (c) any person who violates Sec. 48, par. (4), (5),
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(6) and (7) shall, upon conviction be punished with a fine of not less than one
thousand pesos (P1,000.00) but not more than three thousand pesos (P3,000.00) or
imprisonment of not less than fifteen (15) days but not more than six (6) months, or
both; (d) any person who violated Sec. 48, par. (8), (9), (10), and (11) for the first
time shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of five hundred thousand pesos (P5000,000.00)
plus an amount not less than five percent (5%) but not more than ten percent (10%) of
his net annual income during the previous year; (e) any person who violates Sec. 48,
par. (12) and (13) shall, upon conviction, be punished with an ine of not less than ten
thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than two hundred thousand pesos
(P200,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than thirty (3) days but not more than three
(3) years or both; (f) any person who violates Sec. 48, par. (14), (15), and (16) shall,
upon conviction be punished with a fine not less than one hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) but not more than one million pesos (P1,000,000.00) or imprisonment
not less than one (1) year but not more than six (6) years or both.
Following RA 9003 Act of 2000, Cebu City Ordinance No. 2031 provides a
list of the proper disposal of food waste. The list includes proper segregation
paper wastes, and leftovers and others (these include fruit peels, fish gills, and
styrofoam (these includes utensils, glass bottles, PVC, disposable cups, containers and
plastic straws). Cebu City ordinance also includes the proper disposal of hazardous or
special waste such as; furniture lamps, stoves, etc. From segregation of the said waste,
each Barangay, as given by the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office
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(CCENRO). CCENRO is assigned with this matter, from arranging pick-up points to
providing trucks to collect the trash, up to the time and date these will be picked up.
to comply with this ordinance are finable at an amount ranging from one thousand
pesos (P1,000.00) to five thousand pesos (P5,000.00)or are eligible for one (1) month
to not more than six (6) months in prison. CCENRO allows a compromise fee of 500
pesos or community services in settlement to those who disobey this ordinance and
are not capable of paying the fine as given, only if they report to the office right away
waste; with around 52%, more than 80% of that said waste would be considered food
waste (Melody-Rijk, 2017) this means that the amount of food waste gathered in each
collection is a lot more than the solid waste we have, And although the city provided
garbage collectors and the residents themselves as garbage collection still takes place
Waste Management Act. However, enforcing these policies, even at the barangay
level, remains challenging. This study, conducted in selected barangays in Cebu City,
assessed compliance with the integrated solid waste management plan, emphasizing
while non-compliance was noted in terms of facilities for final disposal. The findings
underscore the need for effective recycling and composting measures to boost
resource facilities and convenient drop-off locations for recyclables. The study
employs Slovin's formula to determine sample sizes for four barangays in the
Republic Act (RA) 9003, focusing on both residents and BEOs. Despite efforts to
implement effective compliance, the findings reveal that the selected barangays have
not fully adhered to RA 9003. Key challenges include insufficient fund allocation, the
need for proper waste disposal facilities, and non-compliance with regulations like the
door waste collection, and introducing incentives and penalties to promote waste
reduction and recycling. The study emphasizes the crucial role of local government
units in enforcing solid waste management policies and highlights the importance of
inefficient garbage collection, lack of segregation and recycling, and the closure of the
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successful transition from a waste crisis to a global recycling leader. The researcher
aims to improve the city's waste management system by identifying and implementing
Taiwan's best practices. The goal is to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and citizen
One Resource Recovery Scheme," and promoting the "Keep Trash Off the Ground"
landfill sites are suggested for Cebu. Additionally, bioremediation is proposed for the
closed Inayawan Landfill. The article concludes by emphasizing the need for holistic,
increasing waste volume as the population grows. The researcher hopes that the
system in Cebu.
A few initiatives to reduce food waste around the world have been done and
are still going on, in an instance from a Journal for Research and Technology a study
the need for sustainable, environmentally friendly practices. The article cites a 2011
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MIT study, indicating that green practices are crucial for companies to remain
such as green product demand, energy savings through innovative systems, water
efforts in the tourism industry. The article also mentions relevant national laws related
to ecological waste management and clean water. The study assesses the green
predictive relational research method, and the data is analyzed using percentages,
information about restaurant employees, including age, gender, marital status, and
educational attainment. The article discusses seating capacity, capitalization, and the
length of service in the restaurant industry. In terms of green initiatives, the study
conservation, and waste management. The results indicate that water conservation is
the most fully implemented aspect, while waste management has a lower aggregate
mean. Overall, the restaurants in the three cities are considered to have fully
implemented green initiatives, with an emphasis on saving energy and water, as well
sustainability plan highlighting best green practices for the food service industry. The
financial and environmental challenge. While converting food waste into methane
and transporting the waste must be acknowledged (Paritosh et. al., 2017). Despite the
initial high investment costs for biorefineries, the low or no cost of food waste,
coupled with environmental benefits, could balance the equation. Enhancing research
and optimization studies can further improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of
this energy generation method. The global increase in food waste poses serious threats
such as environmental pollution and health risks. Urgent measures, including standard
management practices, are needed to address this issue. Anaerobic digestion emerges
production, and nutrient generation to meet the growing global energy demand.
Various aspects of the anaerobic biodegradation approach for food waste, including
CHAPTER 3
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This study will utilize a qualitative method. The qualitative data will be
collected through a one-on-one in-depth interview with all the Cafe representatives or
the cafe's sanitation officer and a survey questionnaire will be handed out after the
information regarding the awareness of the Cafes sanitation officer in regard to food
waste management and the rules and regulations to follow set by CCENRO. On the
other hand, the survey questionnaire will collect information about the effectiveness
of the food waste management guidelines regulated by CCENRO and the fines and
In addition, the researcher has a checklist of the food waste disposal for Cafe
establishments participating in the study. This checklist will help assess the
compliance of food waste management in the cafes in Nasipit, Talamban Cebu City.
Research Environment
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This study will be focused on the cafes located in Nasipit, Talamban Cebu
City, The study will be carried out inside the cafe premises located in Nasipit,
Talamban Cebu City. To gather the necessary information needed for this study the
researcher will personally visit a café in Nasipit, Talamban Cebu City conducting a
one-on-one in-depth interview and handing out a survey questionnaire to the cafe
and the research respondents as well. Nasipit, Talamban Cebu city is near the
University of San Carlos where the researchers are enrolled, there will be a saving of
time in traveling to the research environment, also the research respondents may
accommodate the researchers during their break time since the interview will only
Research Respondents
In getting the sample size for the study the selection of research respondents is
provided by the Sanitation Office, a list of eight (8) registered cafes in Nasipit,
Talamban handed out to the researchers and are invited to participate in the research
that involves the selection of participants based on their accessibility and availability
selected units are the easiest for the researchers to access due to geographical
Informed Consent
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that the respondents are not forced to answer questions and to take part in the study.
The consent includes information about the study, the duration of the interview, and
how the results being gathered will be used for educational purposes only.
consent.
Research Instrument
data from the research respondents- the questionnaire will be handed out to cafe
owners or cafe sanitation officers. The first section of the questionnaire includes
information about the café, its name, and the exact address it is located. The research
respondents will have to answer with a yes or no survey questionnaire only. Also, a
short interview will be conducted to assess the food waste disposal of the cafes and a
Research Procedures
researchers will proceed in asking the Café representative to participate in the study.
Once the Café representative agrees to participate in the research study informed
One-on-one in-depth interviews will take place that will take approximately 5
of asking people about their opinions and experiences, these are based on a series of
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open-ended questions about the underlying issues that are present which are relevant
to the topic.
close-ended questionnaire wherein the compliance of the food waste management will
be assessed.
Follow-up interviews will be conducted using the audit checklist made by the
researchers. This entails the aim of identifying the issues pertaining to the city
ordinance of food waste disposal. Furthermore, this will be used to follow through
Data Analysis
Once the research respondents are done answering the survey questionnaire
and the interview the researchers will begin to encode the data, analyze, discuss, and
interpret the gathered data to produce efficient and unbiased results. Computer
software will be used in analyzing the data being gathered, and with the use of a bar
graph, the researcher will be able to discuss and interpret the results of the research
study.
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APPENDIX A
Transmittal Letter
Good day!
We are 3rd year students from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the
University of San Carlos -Talamban Campus. We are currently conducting our
research on "Assessing the Compliance of Food Waste Management in the Different
Cafes in Nasipit Talamban, Cebu City." With this, we intend to study and assess the
compliance of Food Waste Management in the different Cafes in Nasipit Talamban.
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For this purpose, we would humbly ask for the Registered list of Cafes in Nasipit
Talamban which we can use to assess the different Cafes in Nasipit Talamban. As
students, who are conducting research, we sincerely seek your advice and assistance
in making our research a success and valuable to your office and the community.
We look forward to receiving a positive response from your office on this request. If
you have any queries or questions, please contact us via email at
[email protected] or [email protected], or by phone at (09272068033).
Sincerely,
APPENDIX A
Transmittal Letter
Good day!
We are 3rd-year students from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the
University of San Carlos -Talamban Campus, we are currently conducting research
titled "Assessing the Compliance of Food Waste Management in the Different Cafes
in Nasipit Talamban, Cebu City." With this, we intend to study and assess the
compliance of Food Waste Management in the different Cafes in Nasipit Talamban.
For this purpose, we would humbly ask for the Ordinance regarding Sanitary
guidelines on your monthly inspections of each food establishment in Cebu City
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and a list of Cafe in Nasipit Talamban that we can use to assess the different Cafes
in Nasipit Talamban. As students, who are conducting research, we sincerely seek
your advice and assistance in making our research a success and valuable to your
office and the community.
We look forward to receiving a positive response from your office on this request. If
you have any queries or questions, please contact us via email at
[email protected] or [email protected], or by phone at (09272068033).
Sincerely,
APPENDIX C
Informed Consent
Research Title
Introduction
Good day Ma'am/Sir, we are Shinlyn Baniel and Anna Marie Liza Donaire,
3rd year students from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics students of the
University of San Carlos. We are currently conducting a research study regarding
Assessing the Compliance of Food Waste Management in the Different Cafe in
Nasipit Talamban, Cebu City and it would be greatly appreciated if you could
participate in this study. You do not have to decide right away whether to participate
in the research. You can talk to anyone you feel comfortable with before you decide.
This consent form may contain words that you may not understand. If so,
please ask us to stop so we can explain the information you hardly understand. Also,
if you have questions later, you can always ask us.
The purpose of the study is to assess the compliance of different cafes with
Food Waste Management by the City regulations of Nasipit Talamban, Cebu City. We
believe that you can help us by answering the survey questions honestly. We want to
identify the Food Waste Management standard given by the government that is
implemented in Nasipit, Talamban, assess your Cafe regarding the food waste
management procedure and report the accumulated information to CCENRO that
might help us to learn more about bettering food waste in our country in general.
Participant Selection
You are being asked to participate in this research since you are currently an
employee in the Cafe, and you can contribute much to our understanding and
knowledge of the compliance of food waste management in your Cafe.
Voluntary Participation
Procedures
We are inviting you to participate in this research project. If you accept, you
will be asked to answer the questions in our interview. The questions will be asked to
you personally. As you will be asked personally, you will have to answer the
interview questions as honestly as possible. This will last for approximately 5-10
minutes. After answering the interview, the answers from the interview will be
analyzed by the researchers. To note, the data collected is confidential. No one else
except the people involved in the research will have access to the data collected.
Duration
The research will only take approximately 5-10 minutes of your day.
Risk
Benefits
Your participation will likely help us and future researchers find out more
about preventing the high numbers of food waste in our country.
Reimbursements
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Confidentiality
Rest assured that we will not be sharing information about you with anyone
outside of the research team. The information we have collected will be kept private
and only people involved in the research will have access to it. To ensure the safety of
your information, we will put an indicating number instead of your name and only
those who are involved in the research will know about this. The information gathered
will be used for research purposes only.
Everything that you share with us as you participate in this research study will
be kept confidential; nothing will be attributed to you by name. The findings will be
shared in class for research purposes only. We may publish the results so that other
interested people may learn from the research but note that no names of the
participants will be shared.
Who to Contact
If you have any further questions, you can ask us now or later. If you wish to
ask questions you may contact one of us directly via the Facebook messaging
application ([email protected]) ([email protected])
APPENDIX D
Questionnaire
Survey Questionnaire
Good day, we are students from the University of San Carlos taking up a
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. We are currently conducting a
research survey regarding Assessing the Compliance of Food Waste Management in
the Different Cafes in Nasipit Talamban, Cebu City. We are humbly asking for your
time to participate in this study, you will be asked to answer survey questions and it
will only take approximately 5-10 minutes.
There will be 2 parts in the survey questionnaire. For the first part you will have to
choose from a scale of 5 to 1; (5) Strongly agree, (4) Somewhat agree, (3) Neither
agree nor disagree, (2) Somewhat disagree, (1) Strongly disagree. For the second part,
you will have to answer Yes or no.
Remember that the data we have gathered from your form will be strictly confidential.
We ask for your honest answer to every question provided. Thank you and God Bless.
In-Depth Interview
1. Do you know about the laws and guidelines regulating how to dispose of
food waste?
□ Yes
□ No
2. Is it easy for the cafe to follow the local rules and regulations about how
to dispose of food waste?
□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ No
4. Do you think that food waste causes negative effects on the natural
environment?
□ Yes
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□ No
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□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ No
□ Over purchasing
□ Unintentional orders made by the customers.
□ meal/orders leftovers
□ Perishable items are not consumed within the expiry date.
□ Other causes (please specify)
Survey Questionnaire
1. The local authorities are effectively keeping the cafe informed about
regulations and procedures for disposing of food waste.
□ Yes
□ No
2. Are you aware of the fines and penalties from the city ordinance
regarding the non-compliance of food disposal?
□ Yes
□ No
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□ Yes
□ No
4. Have you experienced paying the fines and penalties for non-compliance
with food disposal?
□ Yes
□ No
5. Will you be willing to pay the fine and penalties if subjected to non-
compliance with food disposal?
□ Yes
□ No
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APPENDIX D
Gantt Chart
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APPENDIX E
Research Instrument
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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Personal Data
Educational Attainment
College : University of San Carlos
Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
2019- Present
Personal Data
Educational Attainment
College : University of San Carlos
Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
2019- Present
La Consolacion College-Liloan
Poblacion Liloan, Cebu
2013-2017