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Management and Development Implications of Solid Waste Management in Nigeria
Emma E.O. Chukwuemeka, Joy Ugwu, Ebele Onwuka and Dan Igwegbe
Corresponding Author: Emma E.O. Chukwuemeka
Submitted: May 18, 2012
Accepted: June 23, 2012
Published: September 25, 2012 |
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The problem of solid waste management has become a debilitating factor towards sustainable
development in Nigeria. The study therefore was carried out to evaluate the chains of problems militating against
solid waste management in Nigeria with particular stress on Enugu State. The study adopted survey research
method. Data collected through questionnaire were analyzed and hypotheses tested using Z-test statistical measure.
The scientific investigation revealed among other things that resources normally voted by Government year by year
to manage solid waste is always very meager. There is no environmental education at all as was observed during the
field investigation. Furthermore, some of the waste management staff were poorly trained and no plan in the future
to give them further training or to improve already acquired skill. Based on the findings, some of the major
recommendations are that solid waste management should be provided with a separate head in the budget for the
purpose of adequate revenue allocation, implementation and monitoring. The participation of the local communities
in solid waste management should be encouraged. Environmental education should be intensified by both the state
and local government. Also primary, secondary and tertiary schools curricula should inculcate detailed topics on
solid waste management.
Key words: Development, environment, government, management, , ,
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Emma E.O. Chukwuemeka, Joy Ugwu, Ebele Onwuka and Dan Igwegbe, . Management and Development Implications of Solid Waste Management in Nigeria. Asian Journal of Business Management, (4): 352-358.
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ISSN (Online): 2041-8752
ISSN (Print): 2041-8744 |
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