Abstract
Background: Waste management is the generation, prevention, characterization, monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and residual disposition of social waste. The various methods of waste disposal include: recycling, composting, barging, burying, landfills method, incineration, and the use of mechanical destructors. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of house hold waste management among the respondents and the factors affecting their choice of method. Methodology: This was a cross sectional descriptive study. There were 270 respondents. The study was carried out among households in Anaocha LGA of Anambra state. The study made use of a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Result: Majority had good knowledge of waste management and portrayed good attitude towards waste management practices. The commonest method of waste disposal practiced by the community was burning and majority practiced the various methods because the methods were convenient for them. Conclusion: The study showed that people, despite having good knowledge and attitude towards waste management still practiced wrong methods.
Highlights
Waste is a term used for unwanted materials
From the foregoing one can say that waste includes physical things that are of no use to the human beings who are in the immediate environment where such physical things are located
The steps in waste management include waste generation, waste storage, waste collection and waste disposal. This explanation means that waste management starts from the very point in time the item ceases to be useful to the human being in its immediate environment
Summary
Waste is a term used for unwanted materials. These are substances or objects which are disposed of, or are intended to be disposed of, or are required to be disposed of, by the provision of national law [1]. The steps in waste management include waste generation, waste storage, waste collection and waste disposal This explanation means that waste management starts from the very point in time the item ceases to be useful to the human being in its immediate environment. Household waste generation is closely linked to population, urbanization and affluence This is because the more the human beings are, the more the items that they will no longer deem useful are. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of house hold waste management among the respondents and the factors affecting their choice of method. Conclusion: The study showed that people, despite having good knowledge and attitude towards waste management still practiced wrong methods
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