Open AccessRecovery and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste in Kaduna Metropolis
Author(s) -
Abigail Abenu,
A. Ayodeji Elejuku,
C. Obiora Onuzulike,
J. Light Bartholomew
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of science and sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2070-1748
DOI - 10.4314/jssd.v8i1.4
Subject(s) - business , municipal solid waste , livelihood , subsidy , resource (disambiguation) , work (physics) , waste management , resource recovery , engineering , agriculture , economics , mechanical engineering , ecology , computer network , wastewater , computer science , market economy , biology
This study examined challenges faced during resource recovery and recycling; and highlights factors promoting the usage of recycled products in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to 131 respondents made up of waste pickers, retailers of recyclables and recyclers. Of the three groups involved in the study, waste pickers were the most likely to seek change in livelihood while retailers of recyclables and recyclers largely wanted to continue in their work. The challenges in resource recovery for waste pickers were numerous but the greatest was social stigma. The major challenges for recyclers were the lack of capital and the high cost of acquiring tools and equipment. Positive attitudes to products made from recyclables, the durability of the products, and their cheap prices are factors that promote increased usage of products made from recyclables. To tackle some of the challenges experienced by waste pickers, inhabitants should separate their waste appropriately before disposal. Subsidized means of transportation, increased access to capital and acquisition of modern tools and equipment would further increase resource recovery and recycling.