Turning Waste to Wealth in Nigeria: An Overview

Sridhar, M. K. C.; Hammed, Taiwo B.

doi:10.1080/09709274.2014.11906720

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“…Lamb, Pogson, and Schliebs (2012) defined it as any useless and discarded object that can be recycled. It is an unavoidable material which is refuse or remains of household or industrial activities that are disposed of because they have no economic demand (Sridhar & Hammed, 2014).…”

Section: Fundamentals Of Waste Managementmentioning

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Influence of public relations’ media public enlightenment campaign and community participation strategies on waste management

Nmere

Okolo

Abugu

et al. 2020

Problems and Perspectives in Management

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2020). Influence of public relations' media public enlightenment campaign and community participation strategies on waste management. AbstractWaste management has posed a lot of threats to both humanity and the stability of the natural environment. This study specifically investigated whether public relations' media enlightenment campaign has any significant influence on waste management and also studied whether public relations' community participation has any significant influence on waste management. The population of the study consists of residents of Enugu metropolis. Survey method was adopted for the study, and the sample size of 384 residents were determined using Cochran's method. Cronbach's Alpha was used to determine the reliability of 0.980. Using the convenience sampling technique, the questionnaires were distributed to 384 residents, and 295 of them were duly filled and validated. Using simple linear regression for data analysis, the findings revealed that public relations' media public enlightenment campaign strategy has a significant influence on waste management (r = 0.933; t = 76.736; F = 5888.365; p < 0.05). Similarly, it was revealed that public relations' community participation strategy has a significant influence on waste management (r = 0.930; t = 76.280; F = 5667.029; p < 0.05). Ergo, there is a need to improve on media public enlightenment campaign strategy towards educating and encouraging waste management behavior among residents through an adequate traditional and social media awareness campaign. Also, residents should be encouraged to participate actively and meaningfully in environmental waste management issues in Enugu metropolis. The implication is that residents will be more conscious of managing their wastes effectively as a result of adequate information gathering from the media and participation in waste management activities.

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Section: Fundamentals Of Waste Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of public relations’ media public enlightenment campaign and community participation strategies on waste management

Nmere

Okolo

Abugu

et al. 2020

Problems and Perspectives in Management

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“…In their holistic explanation of the nature and sources of urban wastes, Sridhar and Hammed (2014), argued that there are variety of wastes, liquid or solid, emanating from human activities (domestic), agricultural or industrial activities (neither domestic nor hazardous) and hazardous or special faeces. Among the liquid wastes are the sewage, sullage and so on.…”

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Urban Solid Waste Management And Environmental Sustainability In Abakaliki Urban, Nigeria

Okwesili

Ndukwe

Nwuzor

2016

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Waste management has become a common issue of discourse among individuals, groups and governments. This study which assessed urban solid waste management in Ebonyi state with focus on Abakaliki urban specifically sought to find out why indiscriminate solid waste disposal/dumps has persisted in Abakaliki urban, investigate the measures put in place to curtail the tide and ascertain the extent to which indiscriminate waste disposal affects people's health and environment. Four null hypotheses were formulated and Human Capital Theory was adopted as the theoretical framework. The study used survey design whereby data were collected from the sample considered to be representative of the population. Taro Yameni's formula was applied to reduce the initial population of 116,987 to a smaller researchable size of 399 while data were collected through structured questionnaire. The data collected were presented in tables containing frequencies of the responses and their corresponding percentages. The four hypotheses of the study were tested using chi-square (X 2 ) statistical tool and the result of the analyses revealed that: there is currently no government approved dumpsites in Abakaliki metropolis, most communicable diseases are contracted from dirty environment, among others. The implications are that most households will soon be cut off by flood arising from the blockage of water channels, some streets and roads will be blocked by heaps of wastes and more epidemics will be contracted by the people if nothing urgent was done. The study concluded that, the Ebonyi State Environmental Protection Agency (EBSEPA) currently have no required manpower, technical skills and competences to curtail the tide of waste and therefore made the following recommendations: Ebonyi state government should strengthen the already established departments of

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“…[2] defined waste as residual materials which are a result of human activities and cannot be reused or recovered as a resource, recycled into material production processes or thermally/biologically utilized for energy production. This definition contrasts with that of [3] who defined waste in Russia as "a material waiting to be reused". In other words, wastes contain a lot of valuable resources in the form of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other useful chemicals [4].…”

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Waste-to-Energy: A Circular Economy Tool towards Climate Change Mitigation in Imo State, South-Eastern, Nigeria

Okere

Ofodum²,

Azorji³

et al. 2019

AJARR

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Waste is an indispensable by-product of most human daily activity. Prevailing waste management strategy, especially in developing countries such as Nigeria, is far below standard, resulting in environmental contamination and pollution which hampers sustainability. This forms the crux of the research paper which entails ascertaining how Waste-to-Energy can serve as a circular economy tool towards climate mitigation that will ensure environmental sustainability. Key challenges relate to moving beyond the perception of ‘waste as a problem’ to ‘waste as a resource’. Ultimately, both waste prevention, as well as a widespread growth in circular economy activities, will require a coherent and holistic approach that takes recovery options into account at every stage of the product life cycle. To achieve this, the study explored the potentials inherent in Waste-to-Energy (WtE) as a tool. The work is qualitative and involves a synchronic evaluation of previous research works relevant to the study to ascertain the viability of WtE as a circular economic tool for scaling back adverse environmental impact. Integration of results with detailed clarifications of circular economy and climate mitigation indicates WtE as an index of sustainable development. The bottom ash from combustion operations serves as feedstock to the construction industry, hence closing a potential pollution loop. Therefore, Waste-to-Energy is ascertained a viable tool that supports the circular economy while coupling with progressive externalities of climate mitigation. Thus, the study recommends that WtE as a tool should be duly considered as a key feature of climate change policy in developing countries, especially in Nigeria.

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Turning Waste to Wealth in Nigeria: An Overview

Cited by 32 publications

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Influence of public relations’ media public enlightenment campaign and community participation strategies on waste management

Influence of public relations’ media public enlightenment campaign and community participation strategies on waste management

Urban Solid Waste Management And Environmental Sustainability In Abakaliki Urban, Nigeria

Waste-to-Energy: A Circular Economy Tool towards Climate Change Mitigation in Imo State, South-Eastern, Nigeria

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