SWS: 61% of Filipino families ‘frequently’ segregate garbage

It also said 20 percent of households “sometimes” segregate their garbage while 20 percent never engaged in segregation. (Pixabay photo)

MANILA – A recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that 61 percent of Filipino families “frequently” segregate their garbage.

The survey, conducted from March 26 to 29, 2023, revealed that of the 61 percent of households, 44 percent said they always segregate and 17 percent often segregate biodegradable waste from non-biodegradable.

It also said 20 percent of households “sometimes” segregate their garbage while 20 percent never engaged in segregation.

The pollster also found that that garbage collection is the most common household waste disposal method with 64 percent of respondents saying that garbage trucks collect their trash.

Twenty-seven percent said they burn their garbage, 9 percent bury their garbage in the ground, 8 percent dump their garbage in an open pit, and 4 percent use other methods such as composting, feeding it to animals, or throwing it into rivers.

The SWS poll interviewed 1,200 Filipino household heads nationwide. It has a margin of error of ± 2.8 percent.