Study of Waste Management in Solid Waste Collection and Evacuation in Delta State of Nigeria

Abstract

Waste management has been a problem in Delta State even with the presence of government agencies saddled with the responsibility of waste management. The Research objective of this paper is to study the role of Delta State Waste Management Agency in solid waste collection and evacuation. The authors used a descriptive research design for the collection of quantitative data in the study area. The paper used the quantitative method that made use of a survey design. This was done through the questionnaire that was used to collect data from a sample consisting of 290 respondents. A simple random sampling method was used to select the respondents that participated in the survey. The study made use of an analysis of variance to test the hypothesis formulated for the research. A t-test calculated value of (4.447>3.182) established that solid waste collection, Delta State Waste Management Agency under the board does not have a coordinated approach to waste management across the state. Based on the findings of the study, researchers concluded that there are variations in the management of waste in the study areas. It was recommended that there should be a time-tested approach to waste management by the agency to find out what works and thereafter derive a policy framework to enforce its implication alongside the regular monthly environmental sanitation.