Assessment of e-waste collection and disposal activities in government agencies, business and residential areas in Minna Metropolis, Niger state.

Abstract

E-waste and its devastating effects to human existence is one major global concern today. This study was designed to Assess E-waste collection and disposal activities in government agencies, business and residential areas in Minna metropolis, Niger State Nigeria. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was 226,661. Through Non-probability sampling techniques Purposive and convenience sampling method was used to sample 311 subjects from the population, they includes; 100 Repairers, 100 Users and 111 EEE Regulators taken from (NESREA 34, NISEPA 53, and FME 24). Structured questionnaire of 22 items was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts and Cronbach Alfa (K-R20) statistic was used to ascertain the extent of homogeneity of the items and reliability coefficient of 0.75 was obtained. Data was collected and analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS version 20). Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The findings of the study show that, E-waste is sorted out from solid waste at the point of collection before disposal, E-waste are dumped indiscriminately along the streets and the individual that generate E-waste are responsible for the disposal. The study recommended among others, that Government should put in place effective monitoring system for management of e-waste in Niger State Nigeria and world at large.