ASSESSMENT OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN DOMESTIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMEN AREA, KADUNA NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN DOMESTIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMEN AREA, KADUNA NIGERIA
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2016-05
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OCHOLI, EBUNE
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Domestic Solid waste management has become the greatest problem facing many urban and semi-urban areas in Nigeria.Despite the efforts by the state government to help to solve the problem its efforts are not enough and these brought about the involvement of the private sector to participate to help to solve the problem.The study assessed private participation in domestic solid waste management in Kaduna South Local Government, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study area comprises of twelve(12) wards, the twelve wards was considered.Adopting the Yamene (1967) formula for sample size determination, the sample size for this study will be 381 andBowley formula (1924) was used to determine the number of questionnaires to distribute in the twelve wards. The primary data used in this study was obtained by direct field observations, questionnaire administration, oral interviews, images and photos of the study area. The results of the major finding showed that plastics and polythene materials dominated the waste material generated with (33%) and metallic materials forms (9%) of the total waste generated.Generally waste generated wasgreater than waste disposed, the private sector played the greater role (57%) in the waste management than the government or public (43%), Waste disposals firms were faced with four (4) categories of challenges, first availability of dumpsite (42%), second, Inadequate of modern facilities (27%), third shortage of skilled personals (23%) and finally others (9%).The study thus recommended Public Enlightenment and Education on issues of waste management and a better public awareness strategy on the subject matter also The participation of private sector in the management of domestic solid waste should be encourage so as to help in the solution of domestic sold waste littering.The Kaduna State Ministry of Environment should review the existing laws and regulations guiding
environmental sanitation and health it should also be enforced with stiffer actions in order to make them more effective.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
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ASSESSMENT,, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION,, DOMESTIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT,, KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMEN AREA,, KADUNA NIGERIA