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
- Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Sokoto State 42
- St. Albert The Great Major Seminary, Abeokuta. (affl. To University of Benin) 1
- Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State 4
- Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State 18
- Tansian University, Oba, Anambra State 1
- Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State 32
- Temple-Gate Polytechnic, Osisioma, Abia State 1
- The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State 6
- The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State 13
- THOMAS ADEWUMI UNIVERSITY, OKO-IRESE, KWARA STATE 1