Public Policy on Waste Management in Kwara State: Implications for Environmental Security
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2023
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Published by Department of Public Administration, University of Ilorin.
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The paper examined the impact and challenges of public policy on waste management for
environmental security in Kwara State. Despite the efforts of these two regulatory bodies to
guarantee the correct disposal of waste in Kwara State, The State is severely plagued by waste
mismanagement, with several regions being noted for the incorrect dumping of trash in egregiously
unsuitable locations including the center of roadways and unlicensed disposal facilities. This
negative practice is prevalent in parts of Kwara State including Ilorin in Oja-Oba, Oja-Tuntun,
Mandate Market, Dada, Sango, Pakata, Aluko, Gambari and Taiwo areas The study adopted Risk
Society theory. The population of the study was 3,259,613 and sample size was 400. Out 400
questionnaires distributed, 361 were retrieved and analyzed. The majority of respondents revealed
that public policies on waste management support the officer's efforts to instill fear in the hearts of
fraudsters. Additionally, the majority of respondents said that staff operations are simplified by
waste management regulations. It is also revealed that financial handicaps and insecurity are the
challenges to the proper implementation of waste management in Kwara State. The paper
recommends that the State Ministry of Environment and Forestry should deploy more environmental
personnel to the State Environmental Protection Agency. The State Government should pour more
capital into the agency. Environmentalists must be given security as soon as possible so that they
can carry out their duties effectively. To sanction the offenders of environmental sanitation,
environmental laws should be strengthened throughout the State.
Keywords: Environment, Management, Policy, Waste
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Environment, Management, Policy, Waste