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Culture of Waste Disposal in Oyo State and Implications for the New International Airport at Ibadan
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This study evaluates previous waste disposal policies of the Oyo state government and discusses their challenges. It examines the waste disposal policy under Governor Seyi Makinde and its implications for the new status of international airport at Ibadan, the state capital, and finally discusses the needs for government to address areas of deficit. The study is a descriptive design and adopts mixed data sources. Self-structured questionnaires provided the primary data from one-hundred and twenty sample and qualitative data from eighteen (18) key informants. Secondary data were from government bulletins and relevant literature. Quantitative data were analysed with descriptive statistics and content analysis for key informants’ interviews, and secondary data. Findings showed that Oyo state had different waste disposal policies in the past but with little or no success because of poverty, party politics, cost of waste disposal, attitude of households, shortage of sanitary officials, and poor implementation of waste disposal laws. Oyo state government under Governor Seyi Makinde has put in place sustainable waste management practices, which include recycling, composting and proper waste disposal in approved government dumpsites. The study concludes that waste dumping practice in Ibadan is not good and may affect the new international airport if not addressed.
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