THE EFFECT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT ON DEMAND FOR PROPERTIES

THE EFFECT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT ON DEMAND FOR PROPERTIES

(A CASE STUDY OF ZUBA FCT ABUJA)

ABSTRACT

The management of waste is a major social and health problem in developing nations, especially in Zuba Gwagwalada Area Council of F.C.T. This effect of waste management has a lot of threat on landed properties which lead to low demand of properties in Zuba. The problem of waste management becomes a difficult one if such cities lack proper planning and facilities for its management. Current problem associated with indiscriminate dumping of waste around properties has attributed to the ever-increasing urban population, rapid and un co-ordinated physical developments and lack of public corporation as a result of this, the demand for properties tends to decrease day by day. This study seeks to assess the effect of waste collection and management on the demand for properties in Zuba. In carrying out this work, the researcher adopted both the secondary data, the research consulted reviewed relevant text books on researcher printed on hundred and twenty questionnaires (120) and administered same randomly to respondents on face to face basis irrespective of their sex. Data generated from this was arranged in tables and converted to simple percentages.

CHAPTER ONE

2.0            INTRODUCTION

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Waste, which is the unwanted or useless solid and liquid materials generated from combined residential, industrial and commercial activities in a given area may be categorized according to its origin (domestic, industrial, commercial, construction or institutional); according to its contents (organic material, glass, metal, plastic paper etc); or according to hazard potential (toxic, non-toxin, flammable, radioactive, infectious etc). Management of solid waste reduces or eliminates adverse impacts on the environment and human health and supports economic development and improved quality of life. A number of processes are involved in effectively managing waste for a municipality. These include monitoring, collection, transport, processing, recycling and disposal.

Cities in developing countries, like Nigeria, are facing increasing generation of waste and accompanying problems associated with waste collection and disposal (Begum et al., 2007). This is mainly due to increase in population growth and rapid economic expansion. The problem of solid waste in Nigeria as a country emanates from high waste generation, lack of disposal sites, inadequate waste collection by local authorities, and household/individual poor disposal habits (Banga et al., 2011). Uncontained generation of solid waste and disposal, coupled with poor collection services, poses a great threat to environmental quality, devaluing of land and landed property and human health (Jin et al., 2006; Afroz et al., 2009). In order to clean up zuba ( in Gwagwalada area council in the F.CT) of waste, the local authorities have to use the strategy of collecting what has been deposited by the urban dwellers with a viable measure of inhibiting the deposition. Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) takes an overall approach to creating sustainable systems that are economically affordable, socially acceptable and environmentally effective. An integrated solid waste management system involves the use of a range of different treatment methods, and key to the functioning of such a system is the collection and sorting of the waste. It is important to note that no one single treatment method can manage all the waste materials in an environmentally effective way. Thus all of the available treatment and disposal options must be evaluated equally and the best combination of the available options suited to the particular community chosen. Effective management schemes therefore need to operate in ways which best meet current social, economic, and environmental conditions of the municipality. It is in these views this research work seeks to assess the effect of waste management collection, disposal and how it affect property value in zuba town.

1.2     STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

•  Indiscriminate dumping of waste and poor collection / management of this waste has led to the devaluing of land and landed properties around the case study.
• Poor waste management has also been the pivot on which environmental degradation hinges on around the case study.
• The inadequate waste disposal system and management has resulted to various health challenges on the environment thereby reducing the demand for properties.

1.3    AIM AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of waste collection and management on the demand of properties and the following objectives will be employed to achieve the aim

• To explore the reasons for indiscriminate dumping of waste and how it has affected demand for properties around the case study.
• To examine the environmental effects of poor waste disposal, collection and management.
• To examine the performance of the local authorities in charge of waste collection and management and the contribution of the inhabitants of the area.
• To identify the possible solutions to the above named problems.

4.  RESEARCH QUESTION

• What are the reasons for indiscriminate dumping of solid waste?
• How has it affected the demand for properties around Zuba?
• How has waste disposal affected the environment?
• What are the role of the local authorities responsible for waste collection disposal and management?
• How can these problems be solved?

1.5    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY   

This study will aid the government and the indigene of the study area to be aware of the dangers posed by indiscriminate dumping of refuse and the possible ways of tackling the menace that is caused by this waste.   

1.6     SCOPE OF STUDY

The scope of this study is limited to public sector solid waste management practice as it affect the demand of property in Zuba metropolis, however reference will be made to other issues and factors that affect the demand of property.

1.  LIMITATION

1. The major hindrances to the study were the time constraints within which the project was to be completed which was combine with other academic work.
2. The task of collecting data  is also another constraint as starting information that are confidential are not release without approval.
3. Information that could not be source once or twice were hindered by bad internet signal.
4. Finance is also one of the major constraints.

1.7     OPERATIONAL DEFINATION OF TERMS

1. Solid Wastes

Solid waste, which constitutes the main subject of this research work can be defined as consisting of the solid components of wastes and include refuse, litter, garbage, rubbish, abandoned automobiles, rusty and discarded generators.

2. Refuse:

This is made up of solid organic waste in a decomposing or non-decomposing state, but excluding body waste.

Examples of refuse are garbage, rubbish, ashes, street washing, dead animals, solid market waste and industrials waste.

3. Garbage:

This is the decomposing organic waste resulting from growing, handling, cooking or consumption of food products.

4. Rubbish

This means all non-decomposing organic waste including ashes but consisting of cardboard, glass, plastic, scarp, metal etc. rubbish creates nuisance because of its tendency to be easily scattered by wind or through careless handling.

5. Ashes:

These are waste products of local and other fuel used in domestic or industrial buildings. Ashes creates dust nuisance.

6. Landfill

These are areas of land where waste materials are buried under layers of earth. Land filling is the basic and accepted practice for disposal of both processed and raw solid waste in Zuba.

1.8    STUDY AREA

Zuba is located in Gwagwalada area council of Abuja; Nigeria. The town is a boundary between the federal capital territory (Abuja) and Niger state, proximate to it is the ancient city of Suleja. It has an area of 1,043 km²; the time zone is Africa/Lagos with latitude 9.09638890, longitude 7.21277780 and a population of 157,770 (2006 census).

Before 1980 Zuba was physically characterized with rocks, mountains (which till date forms part of the land mass of the area) and little or no water source. Majority of the inhabitants of this town are Koro (the indigenes), Igbo, Gbagyi, Ebira and Hausa’s. There major occupation ranges from trade, transportation and manual jobs like laborers, earth excavators, water vendor e.t.c

Zuba is a thriving commercial area in Nigeria. It has a well developed motor spear part and motor circle market, electronics market (abandoned), a rapid growing fruit market close to the case study (electrical electronics market) and few banks to serve the need of the teaming business men and women. There are numerous transportation companies plying north, east, west, and south. The road network in this town is not too appreciating with a high way running through Lokoja to the far north. 

 The Abuja (F.C.T) College of education is located towards the exits of the town with an appreciable number of primary and secondary schools.