Abstract
Waste generation is inevitable in every human society, although methods of disposal may differ from region to region especially developing and developed nations, yet waste disposal is generally necessary. This study therefore investigated waste disposal practices amongst residents of Oluyole local government area of Ibadan, Oyo State. It was observed that (44.4% ) and (32.4%) of the residents dumped their household refuse with government and private waste collectors respectively, but majority utilized improper waste disposal methods such as dumping in rivers (10.3%), roadsides(14.8%), open dumpsites (20.4%), gutter (9.3%), and open-air burning(33.3%). Larger proportion (97.5%) of the respondents strongly agreed that indiscriminate waste dumping has inimical environmental implications such as flooding, disruption of aesthetic beauty, disease, river pollution amongst others. In order to bring the situation under control, the respondents prefer the full involvement of the government waste collection agency instead of private waste collectors. It is therefore recommended that government waste collector should be empowered to penetrate more traditional core areas for more effective waste collection.
Highlights
Human population is currently on the rise everywhere around the world especially Africa, and Nigeria in particular might possibly experience rapid population growth in some years to come (World Population Prospects, 2017)
This work does not look into other categories of waste, it could still be considered in tandem with the estimate made by (Adewumi et al, 2005) that domestic waste was the highest in quantity amongst waste categories generated in Ibadan metropolis
Gwedu (2003) observed that waste generation was directly related to population distribution within the city and that the inner core area generated highest volume of solid waste, this might be attributed to the absence of waste collectors either private or government in such areas, as considerable number amongst the respondents in the inner areas reported that waste collectors do not come to their areas
Summary
Human population is currently on the rise everywhere around the world especially Africa, and Nigeria in particular might possibly experience rapid population growth in some years to come (World Population Prospects, 2017). Open landfill is still worldwide and very common means of municipal solid wastes’ removal especially in developing countries where it is perceived to be the simplest and most economical waste disposal practice (Breza-Boruta et al, 2016). These open landfills have led to serious sanitary risks in that insect vectors of a lot of diseases are harboured within (Yongsi et al, 2008). Towards creating awareness on the need to properly manage household waste, for cleaner and healthy environment
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