Open AccessEvaluating solid waste storage and collection practices in Traditional Residential Area of Abeokuta Metropolis, Ogun State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
O.P. Akinpelu,
Reinhard Simon,
Muhydeen A. Owolabi,
I L Sotayo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1036/1/012010
Subject(s) - ogun state , stratified sampling , socioeconomics , local government area , descriptive statistics , data collection , multistage sampling , residential area , municipal solid waste , geography , waste collection , systematic sampling , significant difference , business , local government , waste management , engineering , civil engineering , mathematics , statistics , archaeology , sociology
This study evaluated solid waste storage and collection practices in traditional residential area of Abeokuta Metropolis, Ogun State, Nigeria. This is with a view to providing information for policy intervention. The study area consists of seven political wards, stratified into three residential zones, namely; core, transition and sub-urban zones. Each of the zones comprises of neighbourhoods with a number of residential buildings. The three zones consist of 408 houses. Using systematic sampling technique, one of every five building was surveyed, thus, a total of 81 (20%) houses were sampled. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study established a significance difference in income, occupation and tenancy status, while no significant difference exist in residents’ education, family size and type of house occupied (p < 0.05). The study found that storage receptacles used in the three residential zones were similar and majority (70.4%) was not ecofriendly. Substantial proportion (49.4%) of the residents had no access to waste collection truck. Results of ANOVA computed (F = 6.721 and p < 0.05) established that significant difference exist in the frequency of waste collection. It is recommended that public awareness on environment-friendly waste storage receptacle should be given priority; and provision of adequate equipment and personnel for sustainable waste collection through public-private partnership.