AN APPRAISAL OF WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SATELLITE COMMUNITIES OF ABUJA

Inalegwu I. Ella, Erekpitan O. Ola-Adisa, and Y.P. EMangden

Department of Architecture

University of Jos, Jos

Email: ellainaina@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This paper appraises practices of the stakeholders in the waste management industry and satellite communities of the FCT. The study revealed a waste-collection system that is sound in principle but with deficiencies because of the declining quality of the waste managers’ service delivery and residential practices. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of the stakeholders can hopefully address these gaps and perhaps determine more effective roles for stakeholders in awareness and advocacy. The results of this study showed that while several residents in the Kubwa locality understand the need to have a clean environment as well as the challenges that might occur if the opposite were the case, the storage, collection and final disposal of waste is fast overwhelming the authorities in the FCT. They also revealed that respondents agreed and were willing to participate in sustainable waste management practices but were of the opinion that the Government is not doing enough to encourage their involvement in the process.