EFFECT OF REFUSED DISPOSAL ON HUMAN HEALTH IN NIGERIA
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EFFECT OF REFUSED DISPOSAL ON HUMAN HEALTH IN NIGERIA
Chapter one
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
The importance of living in a clean environment cannot be overstated. When an environment is free of indecent waste, it usually has an impact on all aspects of the lives of the people who come into contact with it. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of waste disposal practices in the Yenagoa metropolis of Bayelsa State.
The need for effective solid waste management has prompted public health officials around the world to pay attention to the issue. It is critical to ensure that solid waste products are properly managed in order to avoid the occurrence of problems associated with poor waste management, such as water contamination, air pollution, increased prevalence of vector-borne diseases, infection spread, and so on.
Improper waste management methods have been shown to contribute to a decrease in a population’s health quality as a result of environmental health nuisances caused by these poor waste management methods (Oyebode, 2013; Igbinomwanhia et al., 2014; Awajiogak, 2013).
These waste products, collectively known as Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), include effluents resulting from agricultural, industrial, construction, mining and exploration, or commercial activities, which may be gaseous, solid, semi-solid, or liquid in nature; garbage disposed of at refuse dumps; abandoned non-functional cars/equipment; and all other materials deemed no longer useful.
However, these waste products are not always properly disposed of or managed, resulting in environmental and public health issues (Onwughara et al., 2010; Schübeler et al., 1996; Karija et al., 2013).
Municipal solid waste management remains a major environmental health challenge in Nigeria, which has been attributed to indiscriminate roadside refuse disposal, open dumping of waste products
a massive unplanned urbanisation trend and growth of the population, the absence of actionable guidelines regarding refuse dumping and refuse dumpsites, inadequacy in funding, laxity in the practice of effective waste management and the absence of organised waste management.
An assessment of Nigeria’s urban waste problem revealed that Nigerian cities are among the dirtiest in the world, with more than 80% of Nigerians using waste disposal methods that do not meet World Health Organisation standards (Federal Ministry of Environment, 2002). It is worth noting that the Nigerian government has played an important role in reducing this menace by enacting regulations and legislation that ensure proper waste management practices.
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