Citation:

Okoseimiema, Ajangaboka Joshua, Dollah, Kingsley Nnamdi, Lawrence, Damiete Onyema PhD. "Awareness and Recycling Potential of Municipal Solid Waste in Bonny Island, Nigeria" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 83-94, 2025. Crossref. http://doi.org/10.56472/25835238/IRJEMS-V4I9P109

Abstract:

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation in riverine communities in Rivers State, Nigeria, has attained alarming levels in recent years. This is easily attributable to the seeming geometric increase in the population of the communities. Bonny Island is one such community; it is surrounded by water and distant from the state capital, Port Harcourt, where waste management activities take place. So, despite the huge waste load generated, the bulk of the waste is largely unattended to, making some locations in the community untidy. The research, based on primary data, uncovered that the present residents (both permanent and temporary) on the Island have knowledge of recycling, which was also verified through statistical analysis. The educational centers, particularly schools, were the major source of information on recycling. There is no presence of billboards with any inscription on waste segregation; consequently, TikTok is the only social media platform not yet used for the dissemination of recycling information. Plastic is the most valuable source of income for the few recyclers. At the same time, a minimum of one hundred naira ($0.109 at #920) to a maximum of half a million naira ($543.48) has been earned engaging in the recycling business. 91.7% of respondents they will prefer a maximum of ten minutes’ walk from their home to the nearest recycling centre, while 54% prefer the use of both door-2-door and recycling center for trading their recyclables. For the Kingdom to cope sufficiently with solid waste in the future, an aggressive campaign on recycling, especially through the use of the educational institutions, a legislative framework that will attract investors, and give support to the informal sector, is needed.

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Keywords:

Recycling Distance, Recycling Centre, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Recycling Awareness, Bonny LGA.