Population Growth And Sustainable Management Of Solid Waste In Southern Educational Zone In Cross River State, Nigeria.pdf

This study examined the extent to which population growth influences sustainable management of solid waste in Cross River State. To achieve this study two research questions were posed, and two null hypotheses was formulated to guide the study and was tested at 0.5 level of significance. The study adopted ex-post facto research design. The population of the study is 270,187. A sample of 573 community members residing in the state was used. The instrument for data collection was 12 items questionnaire, titled: Population Growth and Sustainable Management of Solid Waste Questionnaire (PGASMSWQ) from the administered questionnaire data was organized and analyzed. One-way Analysis of Variance was used and tested at .05 level of significance. The results of the analysis revealed that emergence of urban slums, population diversity influences solid waste management in Southern Educational Zone, Cross River State. Based on this, findings of the study were made. It was recommended among others that the government should provide adequate waste bins for people in their different locations to curb indiscriminate solids waste disposal in the environment. Keywords: Population, Growth, Sustainable Management and Solid Waste