ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF POOR HANDLING OF END OF LIFE TYRES AND THEIR IMPACT ON PROPERTIES RENTAL VALUES IN MUDA LAWAL BAUCHI METROPOLIS

The aim of this project is to find out the impact of poor handling on end of life tyres on properties rental values in Muda Lawal Bauchi metropolis. To be able to carry out this study, the research reviewed relevant literature on the issue to form the theoretical base of the subject. The purpose of these study is mainly: To determine an impact of poor handling of end of life tyres (ELTs) on property rental value. The main instrument used in collecting data for the study is questionnaire. The questionnaires consist of 12 items which are administered and analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The population of the study was 1500 the sample size was obtained using the Krejcie & Morgan table 1970 and the sample size is three hundred and six (306), out of which two hundred and ninety-five (295) were retrieved and used for analysis. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the analysis. This research seeks to reconcile the needs of Nigerians (automobile/vehicle consumption) with the capacity of the environment to cope with the consequences of economic development in Nigeria. The research therefore recommends that +green or eco-friendly measures examined in the work should be locally developed, adopted and implemented for environmental protection, resource conservation and sustainable development.