Environmental and Health Implications of Waste Management Deficiency in Gwagwalada Town, FCT, Nigeria

This study is to assess the environmental and health implications of waste management deficiency in Gwagwalada Abuja (Nigeria). This research covers solid waste management in Gwagwalada (Federal Capital Territory) using ISWM (integrated solid waste management) as an assessment tool and the effect of waste management deficiency on the residence health†. To achieve the objective of this study, quantitative data as well as qualitative data for household characteristics, waste composition, methods of waste disposal, waste management options, environmental and health implications of ineffective waste management on the residents of the study area were collected. Systematic random sampling techniques were used. Two types of analyses were conducted. The first is descriptive statistics which generate percentages and frequencies of respondents’ socio-economic characteristics. Individuals’ mean scores were computed for all the 400 respondents and used to examine the percentage of each respondent, tables and charts were used to show degree of each respondent. The second type of analysis conducted is logistic regression analysis to enable the researcher to test the hypothesis.it was revealed that the variables in the equation are significant at 0.001 less than p-value 0.05. It is understood that environmental impact of improper waste Management has significant relationship on health status of the resident of the study area. The study recommended that; Government provision of information and procurement practices to address problems associated with the lack of information about waste management options, to persuade consumers and firms to change their behavior, and to use procurement policies to foster demand for particular resource-conserving goods.