Assessment of Private Sector Participation in Domestic Solid Waste Management in Kaduna South Local Government Area, Kaduna Nigeria
Assessment of Private Sector Participation in Domestic Solid Waste Management in Kaduna South Local Government Area, Kaduna Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Domestic Solid waste management has become the greatest problem facing many urban and semi-urban areas in Nigeria.
Despite the efforts by the state government to help to solve the problem its efforts are not enough and these brought about the involvement of the private sector to participate to help to solve the problem.
The study assessed private participation in domestic solid waste management in Kaduna South Local Government, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
The study area comprises of twelve(12) wards, the twelve wards was considered.Adopting the Yamene (1967) formula for sample size determination, the sample size for this study will be 381 andBowley formula (1924) was used to determine the number of questionnaires to distribute in the twelve wards.
The primary data used in this study was obtained by direct field observations, questionnaire administration, oral interviews, images and photos of the study area.
The results of the major finding showed that plastics and polythene materials dominated the waste material generated with (33%) and metallic materials forms (9%) of the total waste generated.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION…………….iii
CERTIFICATION ……………… iv
DEDICATION………………… v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………. vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS………… x
LIST OF TABLES……… xiii
LIST OF FIGURES ……….. xiv
CHAPTER ONE……………….. 1
INTRODUCTION …………………. 1
1.1 Background to the Study…………………………………………………………………………….. 1
1.2 Statement of Research Problem……………………………………………………………………….. 3
1.5 Scope of the Study …………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
1.6 Justification of the study…………………………………………………………………………………. 7
CHAPTER TWO……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8
LITERATURE REVIEW ………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
2.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
2.2 Conceptual Frame Work…………………………………………………………………………………. 8
2.2.1 The concept of waste …………………………………………………………………………………… 8
2.3 Classification and Nature of domestic Solid waste ………………………………………………… 9
2.4 Role of Agencies in Waste Management….………………………………………….13
2.4.1 National Government……….………………………………………………………13
2.4.2 Local Government……….…………………………………………………………14
2.5 Informal Private Sector..……………………………………………………………..14
2.5.1 Informal sector entrepreneurs………….……………………………………………15
2.5.1.1 Itinerant buyers……………………………………………………………….15
2.5.1.2 Scavengers……………………………………………………………………15
2.5.1.3 Middlemen…………………………….………………………………………16
2.5.1.4 .Contractors……………………………….…………………………………..16
2.5.1.5 Concession……………………………….……………………………………17
2.6 Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste Collection……………….……………17
2.6.1 Forms of private sector involvement in solid waste service………………………18
2.6.1.1 Emerging Private Sector Involvement and Public Private Partnership………..18
2.7 Rationale for Private Sector Involvement in Public Services……………..………..19
2.8 Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste Market………………………..……….21
2.9 The Prospects of Private Sector Participation in Waste Management………………23
2.9.1 Area Where Privatization can be Attempted…………………………….……….24
2.9.1.1 Waste as Wealth………….……………………………………………………..24
2.9.1.2 Job Creation/Food creation……………………………………………………..25
2.10 Incentives to Private Sector…………………………………………………………………………25
CHAPTER THREE ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28
STUDY AREA AND METHODOLOGY ……………………………………………………………….. 28
3.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28
3.2 Location ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28
3.3 Physical Setting……………………………………………………………………………………………. 30
3.3.1 Climate…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30
3.3.3 Geology and Relief……………………………………………………………………………………. 31
3.3.4 Drainage…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 32
3.4.3 Land use Pattern in Kaduna South LGA ………………………………………………………. 36
3.5.2 Reconnaissance Survey………………………………………………………………………………. 36
3.5.3 Types of Data……………………………………………………………………………………………. 37
3.5.4.1 Primary Sources…………………………………………………………………………….. 37
3.5.4.2 Secondary sources………………………………………………………………………….. 38
3.5.5 Sample Size and Sample Techniques …………………………………………………………… 38
3.5.6 Method of Data Analysis……………………………………………………………………………. 40
CHAPTER FOUR…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 43
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION……………………………………………………………………………… 43
4.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 43
4.2 Demographic and Socio Economic Characteristics of Respondents……………………. 43
4.2.1 Sex Distribution of the respondents……………………………………………………………… 43
4.2.1 Sex Distribution of the respondents……………………………………………………………… 44
4.2.3 Educational qualification ……………………………………………………………………………. 45
4.2.5 Income Level of the Respondents………………………………………………………………… 47
4.3.2 Frequency of Waste Generation and Disposal in the Study Area……………………… 49
4.6.2 Frequency of how long has the Private Sectors being Collecting Waste?………….. 58
CHAPTER FIVE ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 62
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS……………. 62
5.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 62
5.2 Summary of Findings……………………………………………………………………………….. 62
5.3Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 63
5.4 Recommendations……………………………………………………………………………………………. 64
REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 66
INTRODUCTION
Waste is defined as any unwanted material that is due for discarding. But technically, waste is considered as a resource in the wrong place Abdullahi, (2011).
Waste is something for which we have no further use and which we wish to get rid of. Solid wastes arise from unusable residues in raw materials,
leftovers, rejects and scrap from process operations, used or scrap packaging materials and even the saleable products themselves when they are finally discarded.
Following the unrelenting urbanization and largely unimpressive performance of the public sector in the provision of infrastructure in many cities in low-income countries,
the search for alternative strategies for urban environmental services became inevitable. One obvious consequence of rapid urbanization is the growing generation of solid wastes,
and many city authorities face unprecedented challenges in managing these, including problems coping with their collection and disposal.
Despite the importance of adequate solid waste management to the urban environment, the performance of many city authorities in this respect leaves much to be desired (Ogu2006).
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