Abstract
This work appraised residents attitude to domestic solid waste management in selected quarters in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. It identified types of domestic solid waste generated and examined the residents’ perception of waste management at the three selected quarters in Owo which include Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Area, GRA and Iloro Quarters. Data were obtained directly from the targeted population using structured questionnaire and personal observations. The questions provided in the questionnaire were directed to the household population in the area. Meanwhile, photography was used for on-the-spot assessment of the conditions of some domestic solid waste spots in the study area. For the purpose of this research, systematic random sampling technique was adopted in the administration of questionnaire on residents of the three selected quarters in Owo, Ondo State. The univariate techniques of data analysis in form of tables, and photographs which describes the necessary features of the data set. Larger percentage of the respondents emptied their receptacles when it is filled. The research recommended that the federal government of Nigeria should partner with International Development Agencies to improve domestic solid waste management in the area.
Highlights
IntroductionThe United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA, 1971) defines solid waste as any garbage, refuse or sludge from a waste water treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or airdeed materials, including solid, liquid, semi-solid or contaminated gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations and from community activities
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA, 1971) defines solid waste as any garbage, refuse or sludge from a waste water treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or airdeed materials, including solid, liquid, semi-solid or contaminated gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations and from community activities.Omosulu et al (2013) observed that, one of the salient environmental problems ravaging the world today is the problems of waste generation, collection and disposal
Owo is a city in Ondo State of Nigeria between 1400 and 1600 AD it was the capital of a Yoruba city state
Summary
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA, 1971) defines solid waste as any garbage, refuse or sludge from a waste water treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or airdeed materials, including solid, liquid, semi-solid or contaminated gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations and from community activities. People need to appreciate the fact that our environment is a delicate substance which could be negatively affected by environmental pollution These pollutants are substances that are present naturally in our environment but when carelessly released in significant amount by humans becomes toxic (careless waste disposal methods is one of these pollutants) the task of protecting the environment is not a regional issue, neither is it a continental affair, but individual attitudes towards its management. In like manner Owo, being the headquarters of Owo Local government area, will increase both in population and land use. Arising from this prediction, this study focused on the attitude of the residents in the management of domestic solid waste in Owo town
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