EVALUATION OF WASTE DISPOSAL PRACTICES AND ITS IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL INTERGRITY IN URUA ATTOR

Activities of waste disposal has seriously degraded the environmental conditions in developing countries. The aim of this study is to evaluation of waste disposal practices and its impact on environmental integrity in Urua attor. In other to arrive at the goal of this study, the following objectives were formulated for the study which include, to identify waste disposal points in Urua attor; to examine waste disposal practices obtainable in Urua attor and to assess the impact of the waste disposal practices on the environmental integrity of Urua attor. Descriptive, survey, and questionnaire administration were the methods used for gathering data of which tables and percentages was used to analyze. Results gotten from the study revealed that; due to rapid growth in population, there was increments in solid waste generation rate, management deficiencies, lack of legislative implementation and funding, the solid waste management systems of Ikot Ekpene are not working effectively. The major causes for the inefficient municipal solid waste management systems in Ikot Ekpene Urban are the unintended invasion of the city, lack of social awareness/community involvement, improper resources including improper equipment and lack of funds. An inefficient municipal solid waste management system may create serious negative environmental impacts like infectious diseases, land and water pollution, degradation in property value, visual pollution, obstruction of drains and loss of biodiversity.