Olaniran Nathaniel (Ph.D); Abigael Adedoja and Azeez Basit Oyedele
GOVERNMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY AND PEOPLE’S WAYS OF LIVING AS PREDICTORS OF WASTE
MANAGEMENT PROCESS AMONG AGBOWO RESIDENTS OF OYO STATE
The research investigated government waste management efficiency and people’s ways
of living as predictors of waste disposal among Agbowo residents of Oyo State. Although there has been a lot of research on the effects of environmental changes on people’s ways of life, it seems many empirical investigations have not been carried out on the arbitrary disposal of refuse concerning government waste management efficiency and people’s ways of living. The study adopted a correlation survey design; 200 Agbowo residents participated and were sampled using a simple random sampling technique. Three validated questionnaires were employed to gather data for the research. These are Questionnaires on Government Waste Management Efficiency (r = 0.65). Questionnaire on Peoples’ Ways of Living (r = 0.75). Questionnaire on Waste Disposal (r = 0.83). The aggregated data was analysed using multiple regression analysis. The result showed that: Significant linear relationship exist between government waste management and waste management process among Agbowo residents at F (1, 192) = 90.43; Adj R2 = 0.31; p < 0.05). Likewise, a significant linear relationship exists between people’s ways of living and waste management process among Agbowo residents at F (1, 192) = 112.83; Adj R2 = 0.36; p < 0.05). Similarly, a significant joint relationship exists between government waste management and people’s ways of life in the waste management process among Agbowo residents at (F (2, 191) = 98.57; Adj R2= 0.50; p < 0.05). The study suggested that people should be ready to imbibe new ways of life that will encourage a tidy environment, and the government should supply trash cans in strategic places.
Key words: Government waste management, Ways of life, Environmental-changes,
Safe-habitat
Olaniran Nathaniel (Ph.D); Abigael Adedoja and Azeez Basit Oyedele
GOVERNMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY AND PEOPLE’S WAYS OF LIVING AS PREDICTORS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCESS AMONG AGBOWO RESIDENTS OF OYO STATE
The research investigated government waste management efficiency and people’s ways of living as predictors of waste disposal among Agbowo residents of Oyo State. Although there has been a lot of research on the effects of environmental changes on people’s ways of life, it seems many empirical investigations have not been carried out on the arbitrary disposal of refuse concerning government waste management efficiency and people’s ways of living. The study adopted a correlation survey design; 200 Agbowo residents participated and were sampled using a simple random sampling technique. Three validated questionnaires were employed to gather data for the research. These are Questionnaires on Government Waste Management Efficiency (r = 0.65). Questionnaire on Peoples’ Ways of Living (r = 0.75). Questionnaire on Waste Disposal (r = 0.83). The aggregated data was analysed using multiple regression analysis. The result showed that: Significant linear relationship exist between government waste management and waste management process among Agbowo residents at F (1, 192) = 90.43; Adj R2 = 0.31; p < 0.05). Likewise, a significant linear relationship exists between people’s ways of living and waste management process among Agbowo residents at F (1, 192) = 112.83; Adj R2 = 0.36; p < 0.05). Similarly, a significant joint relationship exists between government waste management and people’s ways of life in the waste management process among Agbowo residents at (F (2, 191) = 98.57; Adj R2= 0.50; p < 0.05). The study suggested that people should be ready to imbibe new ways of life that will encourage a tidy environment, and the government should supply trash cans in strategic places. Key words: Government waste management, Ways of life, Environmental-changes, Safe-habitat