Analysis of Variations in Household Solid Waste Management Practices in Bauchi Metropolis, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper reports the variations in household's solid waste management practices in Bauchi metropolis, the administrative headquarters of Bauchi state, Nigeria. The study approach is quantitative using questionnaire survey as the major instrument for data collection. Data analysis covers the socio economic attributes of respondents and the different practices of solid waste storage, collection, transportation and final disposal. The study involved 150 households that were selected using systematic random sampling in three existing residential zones in the study area. The result of the analysis showed that both variations and similarities existed in the solid waste management practice between the three residential densities within the metropolis. Therefore, recommendations of specific options for solid waste management practice were based on residential densities in the study area.