Abstract: The study aimed to evaluate the problems of solid waste management in Nigeria particularly in Jalingo Metropolis. This descriptive study used a survey questionnaire supported by interviews. 32 respondents were randomly selected. The Data collected were processed and treated using percentage, mean, Analysis of variance and frequency count. The population for this study is employees of Taraba State Ministry of Environment and Urban Development. The population figure for the study was 32 respondents, comprising of Taraba State Ministry of Environment and Urban Development staff from various departments Since the population for the study was not large, and data could be collected from all the respondents, the researcher adopted the convenient sampling technique to successfully complete the study. All 32 respondents were used for this study. From the study, several problems are experienced in solid waste management in Jalingo Metropolis that include: Inadequate service coverage (some people not given service), Lack of legislation, to enforce measures and capability, difficulty to locate and acquire landfill site data for this study was collected from the respondents through the use of questionnaires. Other information was collected from text books, journals and other secondary sources of data.Findings from the study revealed that wastes are not properly managed in some dumping Site within Jalingo Metropolis, Taraba State, poor solid waste management leads to flooding, poor solid waste management which makes the environment unhealthy, strategies have been put in place for proper solid waste management in some dumping Site within Jalingo Metropolis, Taraba State.
Keywords: Waste Management, Jalingo Metropolis.
Title: PROBLEMS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA (CASE STUDY OF JALINGO METROPOLIS, TARABA STATE)
Author: Kalbeth Dinkin
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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