Waste Management and Sustainable Chemical Model Solutions for Nigeria’s Underdevelopment
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Waste Management, Sustainable Chemistry, Underdevelopment, Waste DisposalAbstract
Waste management and sustainable chemical model play an important role in addressing Nigeria’s underdevelopment. It does this by ensuring the provision of environmental, social and economic advantages. In Nigeria and in other developing countries, poor waste handling practices with its attendant urbanization have caused environmental degradation, economic loss and public health issues. On the other hand, sustainable chemical model provides innovative solutions to these problems through the promotion of the design of products and processes that reduce waste and harmful materials and in turn conserve resources. This study investigates waste management and sustainable chemical model solutions for Nigeria’s underdevelopment. The study uses a review approach to examine this subject matter. The review is based on existing literature to discuss waste management. The study reveals that about 50% of generated solid waste in many Nigerian cities has remained unattended to, thus, giving rise to unhealthy conditions especially in crowded regions. More so, this study reveals that paucity of funds and unhealthy implementation of waste management policies and programs are among the factors that have hindered waste management in Nigeria. This study concluded that illnesses and deaths can be prevented if both the citizens and local authorities jointly ensure that waste and chemicals usage do not pollute the environment nor contaminate water, air and soil, thus, helping to solve the problem of underdevelopment in Nigeria.Downloads
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