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This research work was carried out on attitude and practice of people toward solid management at Kiyawa local government area, Jigawa state, the sample size for the study is two hundred (200). Instrument used for data collection is structured questionnaire data collected where analyzed using chi-square method. The result is showing that inefficient municipal solid waste management system may create serious negative environmental impact like transmitted dease, land and water pollution.The study also revealed that government funding can assist towards improper dumping of solid waste in the area of study, it also revealed that the people in the are of study should be mobilized on the proper refuse disposal in the area of study; conclusively, thus study has tried to explain the attitude and practice of people toward solid waste management in Kiyawa local government area, Jigawa state. The researcher also recommends among other that provision of proper refuse management equipment should made available in the area of the study; also, and that proper community mobilization should be done to create adequate awareness among the people at the area of study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
page
Declaration ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i
Certification
... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … ii
Approval
page ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … iii
Dedication …
... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - iv
Acknowledgement ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - v
Table
of content … ... .. .. .. .. .. .. - vi
Abstract ….
... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ix
Chapter one: Introduction
1.1
Introduction … ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - 1
1.2
Statement of the problems… ... .. .. .. .. - 2
1.3
Delimitation of the Study ... .. .. .. .. .. - …. 3
1.4
Purpose of the Study ... .. .. .. .. .. .. …. 3
1.5
Objective of the Study ... .. .. .. .. .. - … 3
1.6
Significance of the study …
... .. .. .. .. - …. 4
1.7
Research Question- - - - ….. ... .. - - 4
1.8
Operational Definition of Term ... .. .. .. .. .. ….. 4
Chapter Two: Review of the Related Literature
2.1 Concept of
Solid Waste ... .. .. .. .. .. .. …. 6
2.2 Sources of
Solid Waste ... .. .. .. .. .. .. …. 10
2.3 Type of
Solid Waste… ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11
2.4 Collection of Solid Waste/Solid
Waste Disposal ... .. .. …. … 13
2.5 Method of
Solid Waste Disposal and Management
... .. .. …. 14
2.6 Recycling of
Solid Waste .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 20
2.7 Factors to
be Consider When Selecting Methods for Solid Waste Disposal... .. 21
2.8 Importance of Solid Waste…. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 24
Chapter Three:
Research Methodology
3.0
Introduction …. ... … .. .. .. .. .. .. - 26
3.1
Research Design ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 26
3.2
Population of the Study ... .. .. .. .. .. - …. 26
3.3
Sample and Sampling Methods ... .. .. .. .. - …. 27
3.4
Instrument for Data Collection ... .. .. .. .. - …. 27
3.5
Validity and Reliability of the Instrument …
... .. .. .. …. 28
3.6
Administration of the Instrument ... .. .. .. - - …. 28
3.7
Method of Data Analysis ... .. .. .. .. .. - …. 28
Chapter Four
4.0
Data Analysis Result and Discussion
... .. .. - - …. 29
4.1
Test for Hypothesis I ... .. .. .. .. .. .. - 29
4.2
Test of Hypothesis II ... .. .. .. .. .. .. - 30
4.3
Test for Hypothesis III ... .. .. .. .. .. .. …. 31
4.2
Test of Hypothesis IV ... .. .. .. .. .. - …. 32
Chapter Five:
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1
Summary ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. …. 34
5.2
Conclusion….. …. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35
5.3
Recommendation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. - …. 35
5.4
Suggestion for the Studies ... .. .. .. .. .. - 36
References - - - 37
Appendix - - - - - - - - - 39
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The
World Health Organization, WHO (1983) defines waste as something, which the
owner no longer wants at a given place and time and which has no current or
perceived market value. Solid waste is the unwanted or useless solid materials to
the owner generated from combined residential, industrial and commercial
activities in a given area. It may be categorized according to its origin
(domestic, industrial, commercial, construction, or institutional); According
to its contents (Organic material, glass, metal, plastic, paper etc), or according
to hazard potential (toxic, non-toxic, flammable, radioactive infectious etc).
Viewed refuse as
the collective name for the component part of solid waste, domestic and
industrial which may so found in human environment. The issue of waste
according to (Sani, 2005) has become one of the major national and
international problem in which the government, people and other organization have
much concern and was a, serious problem in Nigeria due to the fact that
improper waste disposal create a serious damage which tend to ruin the living
environment to dangerous and unsafely one.
As
a result of increasing waste generation from our daily industrial activities
and lack of commitment from people, organization and government toward proper
treatment and disposal of solid waste, it gives room to environmental degradation
ranging from land pollution, water
pollution, air pollution, aesthetic, nuisance and other associate problem of
environment. Management of solid waste reduces or eliminate adverse impacts on
the environment and human health, supports economic development and improved
quality of life. The management of waste has always been a problem in
industrial, commercial and general environment.
Disposal
of waste has been identified as being almost every as a problem. It is the
first problems which must be discussed in any community because the success of
any other health measure introduce will depend largely doing every with the
waste disposed the considering its effect on health and environment.
As
such this research hope to find out the attitude and action of people in Kiyawa
Local Government Area on waste, and its precisely solid waste management
1. 2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Solid
waste management is an essential component of environmental health. Solid waste
has to be manage properly in Kiyawa Local Government in such away that the
environment should be kept clean and tidy. Dispite the awereness being made by
government and other agencies for the proper management of solid waste in the
area for healthy living, the people of Kiyawa Local Government show negative attitude
and action toward solid waste management which lead to degradation of the
environment such as environmental pollution and outbreak of diseases.
In
view of that, this research aimed to assess the attitude and action of people
toward solid waste management in Kiyawa Local Government Area.
1.3 DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This study is
limited to Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria.
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of
this study is to find out the attitude and action of people of Kiyawa Local
Government Area with regard to solid waste disposal and management.
1.5 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
1.5.1 Aim
The aims of this
research work is to determine the attitude and practice of people toward solid
management in Kiyawa local government area, Jigawa state.
1.5.2
Objectives
of the Study
These objectives
of this research work are:
1.To
assess the level of awareness of people of Kiyawa Local Government about solid
waste management.
2.
To find out whether solid waste
generated is properly disposed at appropriate place
3.
To determine the effectiveness of
solid waste management.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
research of this nature will be useful to so many organizations both
government, local government health development, world health organization
(WHO) UNICEF, institution of higher learning, health institution, and other
individual in their day to day activities.
1.7
RESEARCH
QUESTION
1.
Do the people of Kiyawa Local
Government have no awareness solid waste management?
2.
What is the attitude and actions
of Kiyawa local government people on solid waste generation of management?
3.
What are the effective methods
that the people use in disposing solid waste in their area?
1.8
OPERATIONAL
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Attitude:- The behavious that the people show
when acting on issues or problem surrounding them.
Solid Waste:- The unwanted and useless solid
materials to the owner found in the human environment.
Management:- The manner of controlling or taking
care of the problem on board.
Action:- The effort people do toward managing or
controlling or taking care their problem.
Garbage:- is refuse which comes from the bedroom
and kitchen of a house like organic waste, cloth, paper product e.t.c., where
trash is all other waste which does not come from bathroom and kitchen like
furniture, junk garden and lawn trash, house hold hazardous waste e.t.c.
Rubbish:- trash rubbish, or refuse is waste
material that is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of
utility. The term generally does not encompass bodly waste products, purely
liquid or gaseous waste, nor toxic waste products.
Practice:- the doing of act something again and
again in order to learn or improve Ballet takes a lot of practice. A regular
event at which something is done again and again to increase skill soccer
practice.
Knowledge:- knowledge is a familiarity, awareness,
or understanding of some one or some thing, such as facts, information,
descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by
perceiving, discovering, or learning. Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or
practical understanding of a subject.
Waste disposal:- the collection, processing, and
recycling or deposition of the waste materials of human society. The term “waste”
covers both solid wastes (refuse, or garbage) and sewage (wastewater).
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