DEMOGRAPHIC INDICES AS CORRELATES OF POOR WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AMONG DWELLERS OF AKOKO SOUTH WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

Waste is an unwanted material that people have thrown away, the study investigated demographic indices as correlates poor waste management practices among dwellers of Akoko south west local government area of Ondo state. A descriptive research design of survey type was used. The study population comprised of all the government secondary school students in Ondo State. The sample size of 200 adults was enrolled from the study population. Simple random sampling technique was adopted in enrolling the participants. 3 research questions and 7 hypotheses were formulated around the instigated variables which led to the construction of the research instrument for this study which was self-constructed. All hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 alpha level. The study showed that knowledge, age, religion and occupation had no significant relationship with waste management practice in the control of communicable diseases while educational status, gender and marital status had a significant waste management practice in the control of communicable diseases. The study therefore recommended that environmental education with emphasis on issues regarding solid waste management and recycling should be adhered to by environmentalists and other stakeholders.