Investigation into Extent of Compliance with Automobile Waste Management and Disposal Regulations in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the extent of compliance with automobile waste management and disposal regulation in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Niger State, Nigeria. The study answered two research questions and tested two null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. A sequential explanatory mixed method design was used for the study and a total of 885 copies of the questionnaire were completely filled by automobile mechanics, automobile users and technical staff of environmental agencies and were used for the analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics version 20. Mean and standard deviation were used for research question while independent sample t-test and ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses. Turkey HSD was also used as Post Hoc test for the rejected hypothesis. The research questions were ranked for the purpose of assessing the relative priorities Some of the findings of the study revealed that state environmental agencies are not monitoring the activities of automobile mechanics, automobile mechanics and automobile users are not storing oily absorbents and grease according to environmental regulations and are not trained in emergency preparedness governing automobile waste collection disposal are not effectively enforced in the state, automobile waste generated are rarely in compliance with environmental regulations.