Appraisal of Solid Waste to Wealth in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Anzaku, I.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alkali, Mohammed | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T05:32:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T05:32:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-03-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A lot of waste is generated and littered along roads, waterways on a daily basis. The aim of the study is to assess solid waste management to wealth in Minna municipal, Niger State. Two hundred and forty eight (248) scrap metal and plastic collectors, artisan recycler was studied using purposive and snowball sampling techniques. In the analysis of the research, both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed. Tables, percentages and multi linear regression techniques were used for analysis and presentation of the research. The major findings are organic waste account for 48.39% of the waste generated. On the quantity of waste collected for recycling. 60.48% account for 25kg weekly. While 4% collects above-100 Kilograms. Aluminium utensils such as Pots, Frying Pan, account for 32.26% of the value-added products from the recycling of solid waste. While 24.1% from organic waste such as soil additives. The average monthly income for about 52% was N20, 000 which is even higher than the minimum wage. Furthermore about 40% of waste management entrepreneur are employer of Labour, while 19.35% of the respondent employ more than 6 people for the processes involved in recycling. A high percentage of 54 are self-employed. Their main source of income comes from processing of waste. The following recommendation is necessary to create more awareness on bow to generate wealth from solid waste. Environmental education should be included in the curriculum. Each and every individual should be sensitized on how to keep the environment clean to boost the environmental sanitation. Separation of waste should be done at the source of generation; it makes it easier to reprocess than when it is mixed up. The multi linear regression analysis revealed that the quantity of waste collected have significant impact on income generation with coefficient of 125 while the coefficient of multiple determination (R2) indicates a total variation of 99% at 5% level of significance. But with deficiency of availability of recycling plant the sector is not being optimized due to these challenges. The government should try to establish industries where one hundred percentage (100%) raw materials are derived from waste. The practice will drastically reduce the number of unemployed and clean up the street. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Alkali M. & Anzaku, I.M. (2022). Appraisal of Solid Waste to Wealth in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/4594 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Environmental Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi | en_US |
| dc.subject | Solid, Waste, Wealth, Generation, Hygiene. | en_US |
| dc.title | Appraisal of Solid Waste to Wealth in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |