Comparative Analysis of the Performances of Formal and Informal Sectors in Solid Waste Management.
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to empirically compare the performances of formal and informal sectors solid waste management system in Uyo, with a view to identifying whether variation exists in their performance.
The specific objectives of the study were to: (i) identify and classify the activities of formal and informal sectors solid waste management in Uyo,
(ii) determine the level of performance of the formal and informal sectors and variation (if any) in solid waste management in Uyo,
(iii) determine residents’ perception of the level of performance of formal and informal sectors in solid waste management in Uyo.
The study adopted the survey research design method. Data were collected from both secondary and primary sources.
Secondary data sources include books, journals, gazettes, as well as statistics on the volume of waste collected from Akwa Ibom Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency.
The primary data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire which contained three major sections and 21 questions.
INTRODUCTION
1.10 Background of the Study
Solid waste management has emerged as a dominant urban environmental issue in many developing countries.
Despite its formidable growth in content and general awareness, the waste management system in the cities of developing countries has either crumbled or is non-existent.
unicipalities and formal service providers can neither provide collection service to all households nor guarantee effective transportation, recycling and an environmentally sound treatment or disposal of wastes.
Only half of the population in these countries is provided with sufficient and regular waste collection services (Tevera et al 2003).
Three features are typical in the waste management situation in cities of developing countries; first, the governments have insufficient means to manage the growing burden of solid waste.
Second, the informal sector plays an important role in recovering large quantities of solid waste at a zero cost to the public.
Third, despite the efforts of the formal and informal sectors, significant quantities of waste remain uncollected. (Zurbrügg 2002, Singh 2010)
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