Keywords: Waste Management; Policy; Implementation; Constraints

Abstract

The generation of waste, its collection, transfer, disposal, recycling, and processing are important for healthy ecosystems but the non-implementation of existing laws and legislations on solid waste in the country seems to be the core problem. This study examined “National waste management policy, its implementation constraints and the way forward in Edo State”. It also examined the extent to which waste management laws are enforced in Edo State. The Edo state government has made efforts in policy formulation and funding in line with the national policy on the environment to resolve the solid waste issues in the metropolis but the effort has not yielded great results. In terms of methodology, the data for the study were collected through secondary sources where relevant empirical literature was reviewed to explore national waste management policy, its implementation constraints, and the way forward in Edo State. Results obtained showed that inadequate budgetary provisions and funding mechanisms, and poor monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, are some constraints on the implementation of environmental waste management policies and programs by the government. The paper concluded that government at all levels should adopt an integrated waste management system with appropriate policy implementation action plans that will enhance environmental governance on waste management. It recommended that the state government should ensure quarterly reviews to eliminate the area of interference resulting in conflict between the state and local government agencies in charge of waste management activities.

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Published: 2024

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