UTILIZATION OF SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FACILITIES IN URBAN KATSINA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

L. A. S. Danbuzu, A. I. Tanko, M. Ahmed and A. M. Ibrahim

Department of Geography, Bayero University, Kano Nigeria

E-mail: danbuzu@live.com

ABSTRACT

This paper examined the utilization and management practices of solid waste facilities in Katsina Metropolis. 200 copies of a questionnaire were administered for household heads in the study area using a stratified sampling technique. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The result shows that more than half of the respondents (65.6%) use Dust Bins. 47.5% of the respondents disposes their household solid waste on daily basis, while only 4.1% dispose theirs occasionally. And more than half of the respondents (54.1%) admitted that they dispose their waste at legal collection points. And many respondents admitted that the refuse collection centers in their areas are evacuated weekly while only few insisted that it is occasionally. Majority of the respondents (60.66%) in the area were of the opinion that the system used in managing waste in the study area is appropriate. The study recommended for proper waste management planning and also the need to educate people on the danger of littering the environment from state to local level.