Metal Waste Enterprise: A Tool for Revamping the Economy of Idah, Kogi State
Jegede, Joy Anwuli
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
The Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State
Email: Joyan4life@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Socio-economic development and the degree of industrialisation influence waste generation rates by generally affecting income and consumption patterns. This study addresses the intrigues behind the collection of metal waste; the types of metal waste collected in the study area and the various characters involved in the activities of the enterprise. The analysis was based on data obtained from the questionnaire administered to gather information pertaining to the sources of the metal waste, the attributes of the participants in the business and its impact on the economy of the Idah. Three metal waste collection points were sampled for this study. The data was analysed using ANOVA and chi-square test. The result however shows that there is no significant difference between the metal waste trade and the economy of the town since the F calculated is 0.9214 with a table value of 112.47 at a significance level of 0.05. The paper thus recommends that zoning principles be adopted in the area so as to order the dump sites to avoid conflict in the land uses.
Keywords: Waste; Metal waste; Enterprise; Socio-economic; and Industrialisation
