Habits and Benefits of recycling Solid Waste among households in Kaduna, North west Nigeria

Abstract

Solid waste generation is an unavoidable product of man's activities, however, sustainable management of such waste is a challenge faced in many towns and cities in Nigeria. Many Cities in Nigeria including Kaduna lack adequate plans and infrastructure required for efficient and sustainable management of municipal solid waste. this paper assess the perception of households in Kaduna Metropolis, North western Nigeria on the issues of solid waste recycling and benefits derived among households. Descriptive statistics were used to analyzed the perception and benefit of recycling and correlation of the benefits and habit of recycling was carried out. The results indicates that low income households are found to recycle their waste compared to high income households. the typesof housing occupied by the respondents also indicated their recycling habits. this has greater on the environmental management of the city.Correlation analysis indicated that there are three basic recycling habits among the people which are: disposal, Segregation and information gathering. the research indicates that four elements of perception about recycling benefit households in the city: Environmental Preservation Resources and cost conservation. monetary reward and Environmental Awareness.