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The enactment of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act prompted higher education
institutions including state universities and colleges (SUCs) to incorporate ecological waste management in
the school system. Thus, this paper aimed to assess the extent of implementation of solid waste management
practices in select SUCs in CALABARZON in terms of waste reuse, waste reduction, waste collection, waste
recycling, waste treatment, and final waste disposal. Respondents of the study included university
administrators, faculty members, non-teaching staff, students and concessionaries for a total of 341. A
survey questionnaire was used to gather data from Batangas State University (BatState-U), Cavite State
University (CavSU), Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) and Southern Luzon State University
(SLSU). Result revealed that solid waste management practices are implemented to a great extent. Among
the practices, waste collection got the highest composite mean particularly on the promotion of 3Rs (reduce,
reuse, recycle) in the collection of waste. On the other hand, waste recycling and waste treatment obtained
the lowest composite mean. In terms of waste recycling, establishing partnership with local or private
business for recyclable recovery program was to moderate extent. Waste treatment particularly
neutralization of acid bases was also of moderate extent. The study recom