Assessment of Plastic Waste Disposal Among Students and Staff of Faculty of Education University of Benin
Student: Jennifer Ikpeyan (Project, 2025)
Department of Environmental Education
University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
Abstract
ABSTRACT ThestudywasconductedtoexaminetheassessmentofplasticwastedisposalamongstudentsandstaffoffacultyofEducationUniversityofBenin.Theprimarydatawascollectedfrom1860studentsinthefacultyofEducation,UniversityofBenin,Edostate.Aproportionatestratifiedsamplingtechniquewasusedtoselect186respondentsoutof1860studentsandquestionnairewasadministeredtothem.ThereliabilityoftheinstrumentwasdoneusingCronbachAlphareliabilitycomputationwhichyieldsaco-efficientindexof0.726.Fourresearchquestionswereraisedtoguildthestudyanditwasvalidatedbytheprojectsupervisorandtwootherlecturesforfaceandcontentvalidity. Datacollectedwasanalysedinthecomputerusingfrequencycount,simplepercentageandmeanwerealsoemployedtoanalysethedatacollectedfromtheansweredresearchquestions.ThefindingsofthestudyrevealedthatplasticwastedisposalisasignificantenvironmentalissueintheFaculty,TheFacultydoesnotprovideadequatesupportforplasticwastemanagementamongotherchallengesamongothers.Thestudyconcludedthatthereisapositiveattitudeandpracticesamongstudenttowardswastedisposalinthefacultyofeducation,UniversityofBenin. Thestudyalsoconcludedthattherearesomeissuespertainingtothechallengesinvolvedinplasticwastedisposalthatstillneedimprovement,especiallyconcerningfacilitiesandsupportforproperplasticwastedisposalinthefaculty.Thestudyalsoconcludedthattheassessmentofplasticwastedisposalamonguniversitystudentsrevealsaconcerninglackofawarenessandactionregardingsustainablewastemanagementpractices.Despitethegrowingconcernaboutplasticpollutionintheinstitution,manystudentsstillexhibitminimalengagementwithrecyclingsystemsandproperdisposalmethods.ItwasrecommendedthatPlasticwastedisposalmanagementpoliciesandenforcementofsanitationlawsintheUniversityshouldbeenergized,andvariousenvironmentalorganizationsandsocietiestodomoreuntilthedreamedcleanenvironmentinNigeriabecomesarealityandtheGoverningbody,DeansandHeadofdepartmentshouldimplementawarenessprogramstoeducatestudentsabouttheenvironmentalimpactsofplasticwastedisposalandtheimportanceofproperdisposalwhichincludesworkshops,seminars,andinformationalmaterials.
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- Mohammed Lawan College of Agriculture, Maiduguri, Borno State 12
- Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State 7
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State 8
- Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State 28
- Niger State College of Education, Minna, (Affl To Usmanu Danfodiyo Uni, Sokoto) 1
- Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State 1
- Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State 3
- Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja 3
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State 98
- Northwest University, Kano, Kano State 179