Determination of the extent to which people’s attitude influences solid waste management in Cross River State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This paper examined the determination of people’s attitudes on Solid Waste Management in Cross River State, Nigeria. One hypothesis was developed to direct the investigation to fulfill the study's objectives. In line with this, a literature review was conducted. For this study, a survey research design was used. Out of the 6,923 respondents in the population, a random sample of 1,106 respondents was chosen for the study. Stratified random sampling, basic random sampling, and accidental sampling were used to choose the sample. Determining People's Attitudes on Solid Waste Management Questionnaire (DPAXWM) was the name of the tool used to collect data. Two measurement and evaluation specialists and one from the Department of Continuing Education and Development Studies validated the questionnaire. The split-half reliability approach was used to estimate the instrument's dependability. The statistical method used to examine the hypothesis under investigation was the independent t-test. The hypothesis was tested with significance set at the.05 level. The study's conclusion showed that attitude has a significant influence on solid waste management. The study's conclusions led to recommendations for the immediate reinstatement of the bimonthly or monthly environmental sanitation program and for raising public awareness of the risks associated with the careless disposal of waste that Cross River State residents engage in. Above all, to improve residents' health and safety, the state government should also provide waste management facilities so that people can dispose of their garbage correctly.