An Assessment of Seasonal Variation of Waste Generation and Management in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

The level of waste generation and management in Ugep and Ikom urban are of great concern to many scholars in
environmental management .This paper attempt to assess the seasonal variation of waste generation and management in the
two urban centre in Cross River State. One hundred and five copies of questionnaire were randomly distributed in each of urban
centre to the residents in three major streets in the area. Information such as flash points, dump sites, types of waste and the
frequency of waste disposal were captured in the questionnaire. Findings shows that there was no significant different in the
seasonal variation of urban waste generation and management in the two areas under investigation which was evidenced in the
tested hypothesis with high calculated value greater than the critical value of 1.56 at 0.05 level of significance. The fisher ISD
test was further used to buttress the above assertion and the result indicate that family size influence the amount of waste
generation in the two areas. However, the sustainability of the environment in these two areas depends on the various
stakeholders in area