TITLE:
The Legal Framework for Solid Waste Disposal and Management in Kwara State, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Hakeem Ijaiya
KEYWORDS:
Solid Waste; Waste Disposal; Waste Management and Domestic Waste
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
19,
2013
ABSTRACT: Solid waste such as “garbage” “trash” “refuse” “slug” and “rubbish” is disposed off or is required to be
disposed off in accordance with national law. The study relies on primary and
secondary sources of information. The primary sources include the Constitution,
statutes and subsidiary legislation. The secondary sources of information
include books, journals, conference proceedings, newspapers, magazines and
internet materials. The information obtained from these sources is subjected to content and contextual
analysis. The study examines the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency
Law, 1992 and other laws on waste disposal and management in Kwara State,
Nigeria. The study also examines the regulations and the agency i.e.
the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency created by the law with a view
to determine the inadequacies in the law.