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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, BORNO STATE.

BY

AISHATU MOHAMMED

15/11/04/04/1165

A FINAL YEAR PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF MAIDGURI,

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE

AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION (B. Sc Ed) IN

HEALTH EDUCATION

FEBRUARY, 2020
CERTIFICATION

I, Aishatu Mohammed of Department of Physical and Health Education wish to


certify that this project was carried out by me under the guidance of Dr. B.K.
Myfriend, that all ideas expressed and exposed in this project are mine; I subject
myself to any errors or mistakes encountered during the course of this study.
EXAMINER’S PAGE

This project has met the requirement for the award of Bachelor Degree in Physical
and Health Education under the title “Socio-Economic importance of solid waste
management in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State”.

SUPERVISOR:

Dr. B. K. Myfriend

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Sign Date

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT:

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Sign Date
DEDICATION

This project work is dedicated to my Late Father, Alhaji Muhammad Dan


Mallam with love and appreciation for her moral, social, and caring concerns
towards my academic carrier up to his time of departure to life beyond. May Allah
grant her Jannatul Firdausi (Ameen).
ACKNOWLEDGFMENTS

All praises, glory and gratitude are to Almighty Allah the most Merciful and
the most Beneficence. The lord of Mankind, the creator of earth and heaven. I
thank Almighty Allah (SWT) for granting me health, courage and guidance
throughout this most challenging and turbulent period of my life.

My heartfelt gratitude goes to my outstanding beloved mother Hajiya


Aishatu DanMallam for her painstaking effort of parental guidance, support,
moral, social, parental support and prayers she offered to me, May Allah rewards
her abundantly. Ameen.

I wish to acknowledge my sincere thanks to my project supervisor Dr. B. K.


Myfriend; I am profoundly indebted to him for the task of supervising this project
and for his perceptive pains-taking criticisms, suggestions and correction during
the course of this study. Thank you so much Sir, May Allah bless you

My inexpressible gratitude and appreciation goes to my family members; in


person’s Ibrahim Husunu, Modu Muhammad Dan Mallam, Abubakar Mohammed
Sunusi and Ibrahim Mohammed for their contributions in one way or the other, for
the completion of this project work. May Allah protect and guide you all Ameen.
ABSTRACT

This study investigated the socio-economic importance of solid waste management


in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of Borno State. Four (4) objectives were stated
and consequently four (4) research questions were asked. Related literature was
reviewed on the concept of solid waste management and socio-economic
importance towards sustainable and economic development, importance of solid
waste, solid waste management services, solid waste disposal and management
techniques, responsibility of the solid waste disposal and economic instruments as
tools of solid waste management and problems associated with solid waste
disposal. The survey method was used and one hundred and sixty (160)
respondents were selected as a sample of the study and simple random technique
was used for the selection, the data for the study was collected using fifteen items
of questionnaire which was divided into four sections. Data collected were
analyzed using frequency counts and percentages, findings of this study revealed
that the governments are responsible for collecting and disposing solid waste, lack
of environmental awareness is the major challenge on the environment and
provision of litter bins can manage road side dumping.
TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page - - - - - - - - - - i

Certification - - - - - - - - - ii

Examiners Page - - - - - - - - - iii

Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iv

Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - v

Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vi

Table of Content - - - - - - - - - vii

Chapter One: Introduction

1.1 Background of the study - - - - - - - 1

1.2 Statement of the problem - - - - - - - 3

1.3 Objectives of the study - - - - - - - 4

1.4 Research questions - - - - - - - - 4

1.5 Significance of the study - - - - - - - 5

1.6 Scope of the study - - - - - - - - 5

1.7 Operational Definition of terms - - - - - - 6

Chapter Two: Review of Related Literature

2.1 Concept and meaning of solid waste management and socio-economic

importance -- - - - - - - - - 7

2.2 Solid Waste Management services - - - - - - 9


2.2.1 Storage of waste at the source of generation - - - - 12

2.3 Soild waste disposal and management techniques - - - 14

2.3.1 Source reduction and reuse- - - - - - - 16

2.3.2 Recycling - - - - - - - - - - 17

2.3.3 Landfill - - - - - - - - - - 18

2.3.4 Compositing - - - - - - - - - 18

2.4 Problems associated with solid waste disposal - - - - 18

2.5 Toward sustainable and economic development of solid waste disposal 19

2.6 Responsibility for the solid waste management - - - - 20

2.7 Economic Instrument (EIs) as tool of solid waste management - 20

2.8 Importance of solid waste - - - - - - - 21

2.9 Summary - - - - - - - - - 21

Chapter Three: Methodology

3.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 20

3.1 Research Design - - - - - - - - 21

3.2 Population and sample of the study - - - - - 21

3.3 Research Instrument - - - - - - - - 22

3.4 Data Processing - - - - - - - - 23

3.5 Method of Data Analysis - - - - - - - 24


Chapter Four

4.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 24

4.1 Data Analysis and Presentation - - - - - - 24

4.2 Summary of major Findings - - - - - - 29

4.3 Discussions - - - - - - - - - 30

Chapter Five: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 33

5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 34

5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - 35

Bibliography - - - - - - - - - 36

Appendix I - - - - - - - - - - 38

Appendix II - - - - - - - - - - 41

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