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INTRODUCTION
Background
Junk shop is a buy and sell business which is less considered by many
since the traded products are unclean and soiled. But in another view, it is a
lucrative business that generates a lot of money both for garbage collectors and
junk shop owners. Junk shop business is most relevant today considering that
expressing the need for proper waste disposal and recycling of materials as a
Amy Stanbrough (2013) states that the word junk is almost always a
figurative term- an item that one person considers worthless could be rare and
population will step into and shop in a resale shop in a given year, says that
that Junk shop may not be glamorous business, but many people have made
is an establishment that buys and sells used items. However, since here in the
Philippines most items that are sold to junk shops are rarely usable, the bulk of
the income comes from scrap trading. Junk shops aren’t exactly the top of mind
when thinking of what type of business to put up. True, it entails getting one’s
hands dirty in the most literal sense possible, but dirt and scrap can actually turn
a profit. Fact is, people dispose of a pretty big amount of junk on a daily basis.
Compound that with the disposal of large items like old vehicles and even
buildings up for demolition. It’s a business that has a good market and enjoys
stable growth. Turning cash- now that is a good motivation. Furthermore, Carlo
S. Lorenciana (2014) states that everyday people produce and throw away tons
of trash out of their houses and other establishments and as the saying goes
“one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, other people actually rely on these
trash to earn a living. It is deemed as dirty business but junk shop has been
helping garbage collectors and traders themselves to find a good and stable
source of income. These junk shop entrepreneurs are living proofs of another
Dr. –Ing. Heino Vest (2003) states that the world is changing day by day,
people no longer prefer reusable materials so the use of disposable materials like
plastics and papers are getting higher. Because of the increase in the number of
disposable materials, the amount of waste being produced from it has also
subsequently increased. Trash to Cash Junk Shop answers the problem in terms
of the solid wastes that can still be use. It also answers to the call of the
Junk shop is the most relevant and appropriate business though its nature
need for proper waste disposal and recycling materials which are the major
factors in protecting the environment. The study used the quantitative descriptive
method of research which concerned with the questionnaires as an instrument in
chosen area.
Conceptual Framework
One of the most irresistible problems in the world today is the increase of
states that the burden of collecting and disposing solid waste is placed on the
power of the municipal government. However, the responsibility given to the local
some troubles in complying with the rules and regulations that the government
passed through the Republic Act No. 9003 also known as Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000. Atty. Rita Linda V. Jimeno (2012) states that some of
the mayors and local government officials told her that the law did not provide
alone. It needs the assistance and support of the community and with the
Partnership Law
study. The first box shows the demographic profile of the respondents and the
Partnership Law. The middle box shows the Feasibility Analysis. The last box
The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed
business named Trash to Cash Junk Shop. Specifically, it sought to answer the
following questions:
1.1 Gender
1.2 Status
1.3 Age
1.4 Income
1.5 Employment
2.1 Product
2.2 Price
4. What intervention plan can be designed on the basis of the findings of the
study?
BSBA Students. This study will encourage them to make study before
Bureau of Internal Revenue. This study will be significant for them as this will
business will be built, through the taxes that will be paid to them.
Community. This study will help them assess and to be aware that there is
money in trash through recycling trashes that can help the community of
Tandag City.
Future Entrepreneurs. This study would serve as a guide on how to handle or
trashes that can still be used and recycled to help the community of
Tandag City.
refined study in order to widen the knowledge of others towards the said
business.
Itinerant waste buyers. This study will encourage them to buy solid wastes that
can be sold to the said business in higher prices if the said business will
Junk Shop owners. This study will be significant for them as they will be the
Local Government of Tandag. This study will help them handle the wastes that
the citizen of Tandag City throw from different dump sites through the
Proponents. This will serve as a guide when they choose to put up this kind of
the business as this will be of great use if ever it is to be built in the near
future.
Scope and Limitation of the Study
in Tandag City as one of the sectors involved in the country’s Solid Waste
Management Junkshops are now being recognized for its large contribution in
recycling activities and waste recovery. Trash to Cash Junk shop is a buy and
sell business definitely respondents are the households from five barangay of the
Tandag City the Barangay Mabua, Telaje, Dagocdoc, Bag-ong Lungsod, and
Barangay Bongtod. Its focus is to accentuate what the impacts of Junk shop
business to them. This study is conducted during the 1st and 2nd Semester of
A.Y. 2015- 2016. The length of time is enough to gather the necessary data and
facts that aided the proponents derived their findings, conclusions and as well as
the recommendations.
Definition of Terms
Big Junk shop. This refers to a junk shop which employs workers. Its area is
over 100 square meters and includes parking space. (WACS, 2008)
Junk Shop. This refers to a business which buys and sells solid wastes.
Medium Junk shop. This refers to a junk shop which some use family labor or
Scavenger. This refers to a person who searchers through and collects items
Small Junk shop. This refers to a junk shop which a family labor is used to
operate the said business. Its area occupied by less than 50 square
meters and is usually located in the home lot of the owner. (WACS, 2008)
(Businessdictionary.com)
Solid waste management. This refers to all the activities pertaining to the
Waste recycling. This refers to the method or process for recovering waste