Factors affecting solid waste management among residents in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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2023
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Publication of Faculty of Education, Rivers State University.
Abstract
The study examined factors affecting solid waste management among residents in llorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprises of all the residents of Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. The research design used for the study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey which involved the use of a multi-stage sampling technique to choose 200 respondents participated in the study through the use of a structured questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument for the study was established using test-retest method. The reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Frequency counts and the percentage were used to analyse demographic data of the respondents while inferential statistics of chi-square was used to analyse the result of the stated hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The result of the findings revealed that inadequate funding, poverty and inadequate sanitation facilities contributed significantly to the problem of solid waste management in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The study recommends that Government and non-government organization should provide sanitation facilities to residents of Ilorin South Local Government to make it easy for them to manage their solid waste effectively.
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Solid waste management, Sanitation facilities, inadequate funding.
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Ologele, Ibrahim, Jidda, Kafayah Adeola , Joseph, Abiodun Stephen, Dabiri-Adewumi, Azeezat Oluwatoyin & Fofana, Maimouna Zainab (2023): Factors affecting solid waste management among residents in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Rivers State University Journal of Education (RSUJOE). 26 (2); 175-186, A Publication of Faculty of Education, Rivers State University