Saving nature: Empowering the people's organization in waste management, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

• Main Authors: Gaut, Aleksander, SVD, Duaqui, Yellowbelle D., Tapay, Nenita E., Mijares, Pio, Padit, Rogelio
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Refuse and refuse disposal—Philippines—Los Baños; Community organization—Philippines—Los Baños; Civic and Community Engagement; Environmental Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4866
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study aims to analyze the empowerment process of people's organization specifically the Los Baños Solid Waste Association (LBSWA)-- an association of sporadic scavengers or "magbobote" of Los Baños. The analysis is based on the assumption that the sustainability of the waste mana...