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    Challenges of Solid Waste Management in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria., 2021) ABDULRASAQ, Qazeem Onaolapo
    Solid waste is regarded as unwanted material produced by individuals from various sources including homes, offices, markets among others which the producer has no use for it and wishes to dispose such material. The management of solid waste is an important aspect of our lives which when not properly handled can lead to various health effects and can also lead to a public nuisance or deter the aesthetic of the environment. The study specifically tried to find out what the problems pertaining to the transportation and disposal of solid wastes are in Kwara State. A descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study. Four hundred social workers were systematically selected for this study. A researcher designed questionnaire was used for data collected and was tested for validity and reliability. Frequency counts, percentages and bar charts were used in the presentation of the findings. The study revealed that waste management facilities and equipment’s that are currently used in managing solid waste are insufficient (96.3%). It was also revealed that dumpsites are poorly managed (94.3%). The study concluded that challenges of solid waste management in Kwara State includes insufficient social workers attached to trucks for collection of waste; waste collection trucks are inadequate and most of the ones available are below standard and faulty most of the time; dumpsites are poorly coordinated and some truck drivers are contributing to the problem on ground. It was therefore recommended that more social workers should be employed; the Government should endeavour to purchase more standard waste collection trucks, dumpsites should be properly monitored and coordinated and truck drivers should be educated and properly directed in the disposal of solid waste at dumpsites.