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The Influence of Environmental Awareness on Human Attitude to Solid Waste Management in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State
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| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | In recent years, anthropogenic activities have emitted various trace elements into ambient environments [1], some of such elements are the preponderant of Solid waste deposit. Solid wastes refer to non-liquid waste materials arising from domestic, trade, commercial, industrial, agriculture, mining activities, and public services. It is any movable solid object which the owner decides to dispose of [2]. Solid waste may be semi solid or semi-liquid. Wastes are disposed in dumpsites at designated land either owned by the government or private owner and in some cases in burrow pits and empty spaces unauthorized (Figure 1). She does so by evacuating the dump site using different approaches as shown in figure 2. The society perceived that it is government sole responsibility to collect and dispose solid waste. But where the evacuation of the dumpsite is delayed or left un-evacuated, the stench become toxic [3] figure 3-5. These wastes comprises of household garbage, rubbish yard waste, commercial refuse, street cleaning, dead animals, bulky waste, abandoned vehicles, hospital waste and sanitation residues or weeds. Solid waste management refers to the collection, transfer, treatment, recycling, resource recovery and disposal of solid waste generated in urban, semi-urban and rural areas. It involve vehicle maintenance repair, financial management, administrative activities to solid waste management planning [4]. The constituents of solid waste are similar throughout the world, but the proportions vary widely. Refuse heaps is a threat to beauty and aesthetic of the city, towns and villages as well as public health and safety [5] see figure 2 and 4. Environmental awareness refers to creation of mental attitude and the behavior of man towards keeping the environment clean [6, 7]. Attitude also refers to the way of feeling, learning, thinking and behavior to sustain a taught than enforced cleanliness [8]. Management is the act by which various methods or techniques could be used to control the presence of solid waste in an environment [6]. Environmental education is a process of transmitting environmental awareness to ensuring sustainable use of the environmental management [9]. Nwachukwu [10] shows that population growth with uncontrolled and unplanned urban expansion of areas compounded the problems of solid waste management. The generation of solid waste and disposal approaches along the roadside in study areas fall below acceptable standard see figure 4. *Corresponding author: Akpo David Mbu. Department of Environmental Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria, Tel: +2348037636808; E-mail: Okpashivictor@gmail.com |
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