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    Assessment of Waste Management Practices in Ibadan South East Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2023-12) Adenike Oluwaseun OBISESAN
    The study is examines theAssessment of Waste Management Practices in Ibadan South East Local Government Area, Ibadan Oyo State. Waste dumping spaces are sometimes being chosen without care. These spaces are neither provided by the local authority nor community administration. This has resulted in the littering, indiscriminate dumping and overflowing of skips, bins/dumpsters with waste in every nook and cranny of big cities and all-round the country in general.A cross-sectional study design was used to carry out the research and a two-stage cluster sampling is used to select respondents for this research which a total 365 administered questionnaires were distributed randomly in Ibadan south east local government, and data analysis was done by means of statistical package for social sciences. The result revealed that the socio-economic characteristics of the households in the study area have influence on waste collection and disposal interms of their age, educational levels and occupation status etc. The mean age of the respondents is is 33.30 +11.951 years. The major types of waste generated from the locality are food residues 29% and paper waste 17%. Whereas 60.1% of the respondent uses the waste management for collection of waste,26% of the respondents practices poor waste management which include burning, dropping in drainage channels , open dumping e.t.c Age, Educational status and occupational status of respondent have significantly influenced their practices on disposal/ collection the waste in the house (p < 0.05).Conclusively, Proper waste management is essential for sustainable and healthy living conditions, residents of Ibadan south east needs health education, regular provision of waste collection points. To solve these problems, the study recommended that the waste management department be well resourced to carry out its functions. The study also suggested that residents be made to bear some of the cost of waste disposal. Keywords: Practices, Ibadan southeast, Waste management, Challenges. Word Count – 300
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    Assessment of Waste Management Practices in Ibadan South East Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2025-12) Adenike Oluwaseun OBISESAN
    Waste management is the collection, transport, processing and monitoring of waste materials. The management of wastes is aimed at reducing the harmful health and environmental impacts of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes through different techniques. However, the challenge of waste disposal has become one of the most serious environmental problems facing many cities in Nigeria. Many urban areas of Nigeria lack effective waste management systems, which have resorted to the haphazard dumping, burning or burying of solid wastes. The study aims to assess waste management practices in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State. A cross-sectional study was conducted where two-stage cluster sampling was used to select the eligible respondents for this research. At stage one, a simple random sampling was used to select 3 wards out of the 12wards in the local government; and a cluster sampling will be used to select the respondents from the selected wards proportionately. Data collection was performed using an adapted questionnaire, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Windows version 25 was used for data analysis. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. The mean age of the respondents was 33.48 ± 11.593years.The study showed that food waste is the most dominant type, with 88.8% of respondents indicating its prevalence. The study revealed significant associations between the age and collection the waste in the house of the respondents with a P- value of 0.004, and collection of waste in the house and other socio demographics characteristics which include educational status and occupational status with the P- value 0f 0.009 and 0.027 respectively. The study underscores the critical need for improved solid waste management in Ibadan Southeast LGA. Despite residents' awareness of the importance of sustainable waste practices and the potential for waste transformation into wealth, the existing waste management system is significantly lacking. Keyword: Waste management, Waste materials, Sustainable waste practices Word Count: 300