Environmental Sustainable Development: Focusing on Solid Waste Reduction in Nyanya and Environ of Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

The study focused on solid waste reduction in Nyanya and environ in Abuja Nigeria. A survey design was employed in this study. The population of the study constituted Nyanya residents and the businessmen in the major market. Three hundred and twenty men and women were selected from the sample using Bartlett, Kotrik and Higgins, (2001). Questionnaire was used to gather information from the respondents. The methods of data analysis technique used herein are percentage, means, standard deviation and t-test. The finding of the study revealed that the knowledge of the people about solid waste management had caused havoc on the way both the residents of Nyanya and the businessmen of the major market in Nyanya disposed their refuse within the community. The respondents opined that solid waste has become a predicament that they come to face as a way of life and their ability to resolve it needs external intervention as noted by 64.3% respondents who agree and 16.7% of the respondents who strongly disagree with. Government should make adequate provision for publicity on different media on the importance of proper solid waste disposal. Registered bodies on solid waste disposal should pay regular visit to Nyanya environment in order to stop inappropriate disposal of solid waste around the community. Also, there should be distribution of solid waste tanks within the community where the residents and the market people can dispose their refuse.