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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Institutions
- Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State 4
- Rhema University, Aba, Abia State 11
- Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State 3
- RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE 13
- Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State 2
- Saadatu Rimi College of Edu, Kumbotso, Kano State (affiliated To Abu, Zaria) 1
- Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State 4
- School of Health Information Mgt (Uch, Ibadan), Oyo State 5
- School of Health Information Mgt, Oau Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State 30
- Skyline University Nigeria, Kano, Kano State 2