Waste management handling in Benin City
Oseghale, Peter (2011)
Oseghale, Peter
Arcada - Nylands svenska yrkeshögskola
2011
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201105168093
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201105168093
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The researcher was inspired by the topic “Waste management handling” due to the ugly situa-tion of waste being littered all over the city, which have defaced Benin City and it’s environ, leading to drain block, serving as a breeding places for mosquitoes etc.
Waste is unavoidable component of human existence. If properly managed and disposed poses no hazard to human existence. However, unmanaged waste, left to litter and decay particularly in inhabited location spells serious dangers to human health.
The aim of this study is to improve the situation of indiscriminate waste disposal method in Benin city, efficiently managing waste and creating awareness of the dangers associated with waste. The author interviewed thirty (30) people to extract information on how they handle waste generated from their homes.
The finding reveals that the government and various agencies responsible for handling the waste issues are lagging in their responsibilities, thereby leaving the citizens to handling their waste which subsequently leads to improper methods of disposal i.e. open burning which leads to air pollution.
Waste is unavoidable component of human existence. If properly managed and disposed poses no hazard to human existence. However, unmanaged waste, left to litter and decay particularly in inhabited location spells serious dangers to human health.
The aim of this study is to improve the situation of indiscriminate waste disposal method in Benin city, efficiently managing waste and creating awareness of the dangers associated with waste. The author interviewed thirty (30) people to extract information on how they handle waste generated from their homes.
The finding reveals that the government and various agencies responsible for handling the waste issues are lagging in their responsibilities, thereby leaving the citizens to handling their waste which subsequently leads to improper methods of disposal i.e. open burning which leads to air pollution.