Impact of Environmental Education on Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Management in Gwagwalada Area Council
F. U. Ebele & Ahmad Yahya Zakari
Department of Science and Environmental Education
University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
Email: ahmadyzakari1412@gmail.com
Corresponding Author: Ahmad Yahya Zakari
ABSTRACT
Waste generation is an outcome of human activities (anthropogenic) as its inevitable task in the environment; waste need to be properly managed in order to achieved the optimal goal of sustainable environment. Waste management is one of the major challenges of every developed and developing city. The adverse impact of waste on the human health and the environment cannot be overemphasized. Thus, the study examined the impact of environmental education on waste collection, disposal and management in Gwagwalada Area Council. Four research questions were structured to guide the study. In collecting the data, the researcher employed questionnaire as its instrument. The sample of the study constituted of two hundred residents from four various wards. Simple percentage was used to analyze the data collected from respondents. Major findings revealed that there is high level of influence of environmental education on the attitudes of the inhabitants; there is moderate level of understanding on collection, disposal and management. Therefore, it was recommended that the government should put more effort in sensitizing, funding, enforcing laws and monitoring the collection, disposal & managements of solid waste.
