THE EFFECT
OF WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE ON WASTE
DISPOSAL IN NIGERIA
(A CASE
STUDY OF CUDA)
ABSTRACT
The research provides a conceptual and theoretical study on
the effect of waste management practice on waste disposal in Nigeria.it
analyzes the concept of waste and waste management. It projects the challenges
and profers strategies for effective waste management in Nigeria. with a case
study of (CUDA.)
INTRODUCTION
The
American Public Liquid Association in 1975 defined solid waste as unwanted and
useless material with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing, because
of its sticky nature, solid waste has the ability to accumulating and
physically insulting and degrading the environment if not well managed. And is
more conspicuous in the urban than rural areas and has been linked to such problems
like demographic inconsistency and in continuity in sanitation policy and data
availability. The increase in population as a result of industrial revolution
in major towns and cities of the world have necessitated rapid growth or high
rate of urbanization and development for instance; Nigeria cities in recent
time have witnessed rapid population growth resulting from influx of migrants from
rural area to the cities. This brings about the concentration of industrial,
commercial, infrastructural, administration
and government activities in urban centers. Thus, as the population of cities
grows, the rate of waste generation also
increases leading to increase burning of refuse (in the developing countries) and high rate of air pollution
,which increased concentration of green house gases that causes global warming and eventually Climate
change. The volume of waste generated in any city is often reflection of the intensity of human
activities such as population urbanization and social development, resources exploitation and
unchecked technological advances. All these activities generated one form of waste or the other. And
the volume of waste generated has also increased tremendously .the implication of this is that
we have more waste to cope with.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Increased
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have caused the temperature of the earth to
rise by 0.6Cover the last 100 years. The ten (10) warmest years of the 20th
century all occurred in the last 15 years of the century and 1998 was the
warmest year on record (www.defra.gov.uk). Thermal expansion and glacier
melting are causing sea level to rise, rises in sea level can increase the salinity
of freshwater throughout the world ,and cause coastal lands to be washed under
ocean exposing populations toincreased risk of flooding, .patterns of precipitation
are changing, with greater like hood of extreme events and more areas subject
to water stress warmer water and increased humidity may encourage tropical
cyclone, and changing wave patterns could produce more tidal waves and strong beach
erosion on the coast. With consequences for agricultural production
These
changes to the environment will most likely. These changes to the environment
will most likely cause negative impacts on society, such as, flooding, lower
health and decreasing in socioeconomic development.
Developing
countries like Nigeria are particularly at risk, because of her bad waste management system and unhealthy disposal
practices. Global temperature will continue to increase causing further
disruption to climate patterns. Ultimately,
all this can only be brought under control by engaging in sustainable
waste management practices, and stabilizing greenhouse gases concentrations in
the atmosphere. Therefore the research intends to investigate the effect of
management practice on waste disposal in Nigeria
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
problem confronting this research is to appraise the effect of waste management
practice in Nigeria. The increase in population, industrial, commercial,
technological and economic activities has resulted in the growth of volume of
waste and its effect in our environment, therefore the formulation and
implementation of effective strategy is
imperative for the management of waste disposal in Nigeria (A case study of
CUDA).
1.3
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1
What constitute solid waste?
2 What is the effect of
solid waste in the environment?
3 What constitute the
strategy for effective waste management practice?
4 What constitute the
management practice of CUDA for effective waste management practice?
1.4
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1 To appraise the nature of solid waste in the environment
2
To determine the effect of solid waste on the environment
3
To appraise the strategy for effective waste management
practice
4 To determine the management practice of
CUDA for effective waste management
1.5
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1
The study shall provide a structural study on solid waste
2
It shall investigate the effect of solid waste on the environment
3
The study shall analyze strategies for effective waste management
practice
4 It shall provide a
reference source of information for environmental experts.
1.6 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
1
H0 The
volume of solid waste in the environment is low
H1 The volume of solid waste in the environment is high
2
H0 The
effect of solid waste on the environment is
low
H1 The effect of solid waste on the environment is high
3 H0 The
impact of CUDA waste management practice on solid waste management is low
H1 The
impact of CUDA waste management practice on solid waste management is high
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study is focused on the effect of waste management practice on waste
disposal in Nigeria, with a case study of CUDA
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
SOLID WASTE
DEFINED.
The
American Public Liquid Association in 1975 defined solid waste as unwanted and
useless material with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing, because
of its sticky nature, solid waste has the ability to accumulating and
physically insulting and degrading the environment if not wellmanaged.