Abstract

The study was an assessment of public participation as a mechanism for sustainable waste management in Barnawa, Kaduna South, Kaduna state. The study was descriptive cross-sectional survey that employed the use of both primary and secondary data obtained from field survey, journal, articles, and text books. The sampled size of the participants of the study was 100 residents in the study area, while the statistical method of analysis adopted in analysing the results obtained was descriptive statistics. The results revealed that the most common waste generated are; residential waste, paper waste, plastic waste, textile waste, bottle waste and commercial waste. More so, the results revealed that these wastes as well as solid waste were generated on a frequency of daily basis, weekly basis and twice a week basis in the study area. The result collected from the field survey to this respect revealed that there are basically three stakeholders responsible. More so it was reviled the cost of solid waste disposal in the study area, as well as the willingness of the residents of Barnawa community to pay for disposal of solid waste in the community. From the result, it was discovered that majority of the residents of the study area were of the view that they do not encounter challenges in disposing their waste, while a significant share of the resident of the study area were of the opinion that they do encounter challenges in disposing the waste they generate. The study concluded that Long-term sustainability of the solid waste management system also depends on the level of segregation of waste. Segregation of waste should be three streams this will also help in finding appropriate disposal options. Segregation of waste should be done at the source itself. Segregated waste can be collected on a weekly basis from households and on a daily basis from business establishments.