Urban Waste Disposal Management and Service Delivery in Port Harcourt Metropolis of Nigeria

Abstract

The study was necessitated by the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in public places and on drainages which now constitute an eyesore and sometimes block this drainage system which results to flood and destruction of properties. The general objective of this study is to determine the extent to which urban waste management affect service delivery while the specific objective is to examine the extent to which solid waste management affect the quality of service delivery in Port Harcourt metropolis. The study employed Correlation Research Design, with a population of seven hundred and twenty thousand, two hundred and forty eight (720,248) people, and a sample size of four hundred (400) determined with the use of Taro Yamane formula of finite population. The statistical data was analyzed using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient on SPSS which establishes the extent of the relationship between the variables under consideration. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between solid waste management and quality of service delivery in Port Harcourt metropolis. The researcher recommended that private sector participation should be allowed in waste collection/management. This will ensure prompt clearance of solid wastes from the receptacles or dumping sites and also sanitary/dumping sites should be properly selected and managed by the government.