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Vol. 8, No. 1; 2021 

                                       ISSN 2638-1249   E-ISSN 2638-1273 

Published by CRIBFB, USA 

 

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CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL 

PROBLEMS: A CRITICAL OVERVIEW OF SOLID WASTE 

GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA 

 
 

Ajani Oludele Albert  

Senior Lecturer 

Department of Sociology and Anthropology 

 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 

E-mail: deleajani@gmail.com 

 

 

Fakunle Sunday Olutayo 

Online Instructor and PhD Student 

Department of Sociology and Anthropology 

Centre for Distance Learning 

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 

E-mail: sunnyfak@gmail.com 

 

 

ABSTRACT 

Several studies have presented solid waste generation and management in urban centres as an 

engineering and technological concern. These studies neglected culture as the basic 

determinants of all happenings in human society; hence, the cultural facets of solid waste 

generation and management were rendered insignificant. As culture provides the context within 

which all human activities take place, culture was envisaged in this paper as a driving force for 

public perception, decision making and participation in solid waste generation and management 

in urban centres. Therefore, this study adopted both meta-analysis and meta-synthesis to 

pinpoint and discuss some theoretical key cultural factors and social practices influencing 

municipal solid waste generation and management. It identified trends and relationship between 

findings from the available empirical and theoretical studies. This paper discovered in the 

available relevant literature that cultural factors such as customs, belief and attitude of the 

urbanites that promoted their preference for food packaged with non-biodegradable material 

and the ways they conducted social practices resulted in solid waste generation. Lastly, methods 

and the cost of solid waste disposal, individualism and nonchalant attitude of people were found 

as the factors militating against proper management of solid wastes. 

 

Keywords: Social Practices, Solid Waste, Urbanites, Belief, Perception. 

 

INTRODUCTION 

Generating solid waste as an integral part of human survival and development is inevitable in 

human world (Ohaka, Ozor, & Ohaka, 2013; Longe, Longe, & Ukpebor, 2009; Seadon, 2006). 

For instance, food is among the basic needs for the survival of human beings and among the 

major development that is evident in food production, in urban centres in particular, is packaged 



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products. Aschemann and Hamm (2010), noted that many urban dwellers have preference for 

and are familiar with the canned, frozen, and prepackaged foods in most western-style 

supermarkets that are common in larger cities. Human desire for convenience and easy-to-

prepare foods sustains demand for production of fast-food and packaged products that in turn add 

to solid waste generated in the contemporary era (Kozup, Creyer, & Burton, 2003). 

In human world, improper management of solid waste is among the reasons often cited 

for the prevalence of disease (Ajibuah, 2013). Environmental hazards and health risks associated 

with improper solid waste management are generated as indiscriminate disposal of refuse is 

unrestrained and this poses threats to public health in general (WHO, 2008). In solid waste 

generation, sizeable number of studies have significantly focused on environmental, economic, 

technical, institutional and political factors (Bilitewski, 2008; Anastas  & Zimmerman, 2003; 

Cheremisinoff, 2003) while few in-depth studies were carried out to explore cultural factor 

(Dessein et al., 2015; Duxbury, Cullen, & Pascual, 2012). 

As culture provides the context or stage setting within which all human activities take 

place, the influence of culture is felt on a host of societal functions including generating of 

wastes (Purcell & Magette, 2010). The significance of culture suggests that many social 

activities and societal circumstances are linked to cultural considerations and thereby 

emphasizing the role of culture in solid waste generation. In many developing countries, the 

deplorable condition of urban waste management poses a challenge to public health with more 

adverse effect in low-income residential areas (McCoy, Hall, & Ridge, 2012). This effect has 

made environment the prime concern of scholars, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) 

government and international organisations. The current growing interest in promoting public 

health at the grass-roots level lends credence to this study. However, the current study reviewed 

relevant literature to pinpoint and discuss some key cultural factors and social practices 

influencing urban solid waste generation and management in Nigeria. 

 

Theoretical Framework 
This study explored theory of social constructionism of Berger and Thomas (1966) based on the 

capability of the tenets of the theory to present explanations on urban culture and as it influences 

solid waste generating and management through social activities of urban residents. Social 

constructionism seeks to explain the influence of urban culture on waste generation and 

management in human society on the basis of social framing. The theory holds that process of 

solid waste generation in human world can be understood without recourse to the divine. This 

assumption indicates that a supreme being or nature is not responsible for solid waste generation 

in society but people generate waste as they endeavour to construct their social life. As the 

theory explains, people devise culture of generating solid waste through social construct; 

however, not always deliberately. Social constructionism asserts that parts of urban culture that 

induce generating waste are socially constructed. 

 

Discussion of Relevant Literature 

Solid Waste and Society 

Generating solid waste is among the human habits. Literature has indicated that waste is a 

dynamic concept that has to do with time, location, perception and situation; hence, what is 

regarded as a waste might not be so in other instances (Iyanda & Olaniyi, 2014; Blitstein & 

Evans, 2006; Lawal, 2004). For instance, Suttibak and Nitivattananon (2008) conceived waste as 

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According to Nadarajah and Yamamoto (2007), wastes refer to “substances or objects, which are 

disposed of or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be disposed of by the provisions 

of national law”. The definition of waste depends on the type or category of waste under 

consideration. Some of the dominant types of waste according to Nkwoada, Alisa, and Duru 

(2013), include municipal waste, solid waste, hazardous waste and, electronic waste. 

Nadarajah and Yamamoto (2007) pinpointed the unwanted materials from domestic, 

commercial, institutional, community and industrial sources as the main form solid waste 

commonly found in urban centres of most developing countries. Moreover, according to 

Kofoworola (2007), differentiating between excreta and solid waste becomes difficult as solid 

waste mixes with excreta to the extent of being potentially hazardous to human health in many 

instances. Also, Tunmise (2014) presented solid waste as the materials produced by households 

or through commercial, institutional and industrial activities that are of no value the initial user 

while Walling, Walston, Warren, Warsley, and Wilhelm (2004), succinctly viewed solid waste as 

any material that people decide to dispose of. These definition indicates that that solid waste 

includes all items that people no longer have any use for and people either intend to get rid of or 

have already discarded. 

 

Culture and Urban Culture 

The convergence of scholars’ ideas of culture is that culture represents the total way of life that 

encompasses socially inherited characteristics of human societies, such as symbols, language, 

beliefs, customs, values and norms. Adeboye (2001) and Adogu et al. (2015), highlighted 

examples of cultural practices, these include a broad range of activities, such as religious and 

spiritual practices, art, medical treatment, diet and interpersonal relationships. Hosagrahar (2009) 

defined cultural practices as “the norms in behaviour and standards that developed in ethnic 

groups and communities”. Aderemi and Falade (2012) noted that cultural practices cover many 

aspects of daily life and influence behaviours of individuals and entire societies. 

Afangideh, Joseph, and Atu (2012) conceptualized urban culture as the specific pattern of 

attitudes of the people, customs, beliefs, and overall atmosphere and sense of connection of 

people in urban centres. Moreover, Hosagrahar (2009) posited urban culture as a set of beliefs, 

practices, customs and behaviours that are found to be common among the majority of people 

living in a certain urban centre. These definitions indicated that urban culture shape the way that 

urban dwellers live and influence their choices, ideologies and personalities in a certain way. 

Park (1984) noted that different types of subcultures often emerge in the urban centres. Also, 

Flanagan (1993) added that within an urban centre, multiple cultures develop, interact, and tend 

to create social change. However, Adeyemo and Gboyesola (2013) maintained that a particular 

pattern of culture tends to dominate an urban centre and this dominant culture is evident in the 

temperament, overall vibe, mood and setting, openness of the people to change and the types of 

change that they are aiming for. Hosagrahar (2015) therefore depicted urban culture as the 

distinctive social and cultural patterns that develop in urban centres including the physical 

structures and the social activities in the centres. 

 

Urban Culture, Solid Waste Generation and Management 

Migration and Solid Waste Generation 

According to Kofoworola (2007), during the course of the twentieth century, industrialization 

and urbanization affected the lives of people in the world in general and the third world in 

particular. Industrialization and urbanization depict a complicated process of change and this 



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process has unfolded in a variety of ways across different countries (Hosagrahar, 2015). As the 

developing countries, including Nigeria, began to adopt industrialization, they began to 

experience rapid transformation from agricultural societies to industrial societies (Lawal, (2004). 

The change in these developing countries resulted in the migration of people from rural areas to 

urban areas with a hope to find jobs, have access to infrastructure and facilities that concentrate 

in the urban centres (WHO, 2008). Therefore, leaving the rural area for urban centres in search 

for a greener pasture has become a part of culture of people in urban centres in Nigeria (Ajibuah 

& Terdoo, 2013). 

According to Aderemi and Falade (2012), culture of leaving rural areas for urban centres 

significantly contributes to rapid increase in informal construction of low-income residential 

areas and slums in many urban centres as population of people is on the increase. These slums 

add to the challenge of urban solid waste management as the physical constraints of dense and 

low-income settlement, the inadequacies of other infrastructure services such as roads, drains and 

sanitary facilities often exacerbate waste management problems. Modebe and Ezeama (2011) 

added that the access of collection vehicles or push carts may be difficult where roads and 

footpaths are unpaved. 

As urbanization and economic development increases in many developing countries, certain 

culture has begun to emerge (Kirchberg & Kagan, 2013). Afangideh et al. (2012) observed that 

many urban centres in the contemporary period experience a constantly evolving and dynamic 

urban culture as high levels of migration, expansion of city boundaries and changing cultural 

preferences continue to occur on daily basis. With the influx of migrants, urban centres in 

Nigeria have grown to resemble many western urban centres (Adeyemo & Gboyesola, 2013). 

For instance, Aderemi and Falade (2012) reported Lagos to be a massive, overcrowded city filled 

with traffic jams, movie theaters, department stores, restaurants, and supermarkets. They also, 

found that the influx of people into the urban area has put a strain on many services including 

waste management service. 

However, the increase in the number of people to the cities resulted in the increase in waste 

generation in cities. Increase in urbanization generates corresponding increase in the amount of 

urban solid waste (Jacobs and Price, 2003). As migrants from rural area settle in urban centres, 

an increase in the number of urban residents is inevitable and this results in the increase product 

consumption and waste generation (Babatunde et al., 2013). In recent decades, unprecedented 

urban growth the world experienced generated an increase in urban population and solid waste 

produced (Bilitewski, 2008). Iyanda and Olaniyi (2014) identified household rubbish, sewage 

sludge, wastes from manufacturing activities, packaging items, discarded cars, old televisions, 

garden waste, old paint containers as among the common solid waste in urban centres in 

developing country. Nadarajah and Yamamoto (2007) identified the immediate effect of 

urbanization on waste management as increase in resources required to manage waste generated; 

mainly storage and disposal. Moreover, increase in volume of solid waste generated and 

mismanaged poses a challenge to urban solid waste management with more adverse effect in 

low-income residential areas (McCoy et al., 2012). 

 

Culture, Gender and Solid Waste Management 

Cultural practices vary widely around the world and from one ethnic group to another. Cultural 

practices cover many aspects of daily life and influence behaviors of individuals and entire 

societies (Hosagrahar, 2009). In every society, participation in cultural practices involve both 

gender; however, a specific gender tends to be attached to or involved in a certain cultural 



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practice in a certain cultural context (Hutchison, Gottdiener, & Ryan, 2014; Ojua & Omono, 

2012). For instance, Izugbara and Umoh (2004) purposively employed more women (67 per 

cent) than men (33 per cent) in a study on solid waste management in Lagos. The selection was 

because the study considered that women tended to be more actively involved in solid waste 

disposal and management than men according to the cultural context of the people. 

 

Solid Waste Management 

Solid waste management refers to the collection, transportation, processing, recycling or disposal 

of waste materials (Wagner & Arnold, 2008). Waste management practices differ from one 

society to another as there exist different levels of technology, income, nature and forms of the 

waste and as culture differs from culture (ibid.). Urban solid waste management is considered as 

one of the environmental challenges confronting urban areas in developing countries (Lawal, 

2004) and Nigeria is no exception. Studies have disclosed that solid waste generated in urban 

centres is on the increase while social relations in terms of solid waste management are 

transformed (Modebe & Ezeama, 2011). 

For instance, in a comparative study, Okalebo, Opata, & Mwasi (2014) noted that a 

conventional western-industrialized culture is assumed when applying recycling as a process of 

waste management while incineration and indiscriminate waste disposal methods characterize 

developing society. These assertions indicate that cultural differences and social activities form 

the basis of a potential limitation or driving force that influence public participation in waste 

generation and management. Examining the role of the public in waste management, studies 

have suggested that method of community involvement varies from one community to another 

depending on socioeconomic, political and cultural contexts as communities are heterogeneous 

(Sassen, 2000). 

Also, in the literature, some key factors determining community participation in improving 

sustainable public health in general, and solid waste management in particular, are identified. 

The factors include health-related experience in the community, socio-economic status, cultural 

activities, awareness, education, training, social supports, public policy, access services and basic 

needs to improve public health, marginalization (Femi & Helen, 2013). Moreover, these studies 

suggested that the role of the public and the challenges they are likely to confront in promoting 

public health services vary from one community to another as there are cultural differences. 

Environmental sustainability has drawn the attention of scholars towards public involvement in 

waste generation and management, while Adeboye (2001) emphasized the influence of cultural 

factors in the sustainability. 

 

Urban Culture and Use of Non-Biodegradable Material 

Household in the Nigerian rural areas largely utilize biodegradable materials, as many houses are 

made of wood and bamboo and topped with a roof made of fronds from raffia palms 

(Onwuejeogu, 1975). Moreover, Onwuejeogu (op. cit.) described houses in some rural areas tend 

to be made of a bamboo frame held together with vines and mud and covered with banana 

leaves. He further explained that houses in rural areas are very airy to allow heat and the smoke 

from cooking fires to escape easily. On the other hand, literature has indicated that urban culture 

has influenced large aspects of social life of many urban dwellers. Urban culture has prompted a 

large number of urban dwellers to largely utilize non-biodegradable materials (Adeyemo & 

Gboyesola, 2013). For instance, Longe et al. (2009) reported that household in urban centres of 

Nigeria mainly utilize non-biodegradable materials, as many houses are made of glass material, 



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aluminum and topped with a roof made of iron sheets. These materials in most instances unless 

recycled add to solid waste in urban centres. 

Moreover, in traditional Nigerian community in the past, drinks were consumed mainly in 

calabash and meals were served in leaves (Onwuejeogu, 1975); therefore, solid wastes generated 

in through this form were not threats to community as they were largely biodegradable. 

According to Izugbara and Umoh (2004), while rural dwellers in Nigeria tend to stick more with 

traditional foods and preparation techniques, eating habits of Nigerian urban dwellers have been 

transformed in many ways. Nigeria experiences rapid population growth as number of young and 

urbanized consumers is on the increase (Kofoworola, 2007). Increase in number of this class of 

people continues to be a major driving force for packaged foods over the period. 

Ohaka et al. (2013) also noted that human daily activities in their cultural context give rise to 

a large variety of different wastes arising from different sources. As culture influences activities 

of people, Aschemann and Hamm (2010) opined that waste is related to the way people behave 

in the context of the consumer society. Moreover, the reality that human needs are infinitudes 

and means of satisfying them are intricate lends credence to the complexity of nature solid waste 

generation (Banga, 2013). Also, as there is an increase in the formal working culture and women 

in such employment (Aderemi & Falade, 2012), the desire for convenience and easy-to-prepare 

foods sustains demand for as well as production of fast-food and packaged products which in 

turn adds to solid waste generated in the contemporary era. Loureiro, McCluskey and 

Mittelhammer (2001) and Robinson, Borzekowski, Matheson and Kraemer (2007) added that 

many urban dwellers have preference for and are familiar with the canned, frozen, and 

prepackaged foods found in most western-style supermarkets as foreign restaurants also are 

common in larger cities. Calabash for drinking were replaced with glass and plastic bottles and 

canisters. Therefore, many materials that are used to package the fast-food in urban centres are 

non-biodegradable and this is to preserve the content and quality of the food (Adeyemo and 

Gboyesola, 2013); however, the material add to the amount of solid waste generated in urban 

centres. 

Studies on interaction have examined the effects of food package information and marketing 

on consumer beliefs, preferences, choices and some aspect of their culture (Nkwoada et al., 

2013; Longe et al., 2009). These most of studies adopted an experimental design in which some 

element of package labeling is manipulated. These studies found that nutrition-related claims, 

food packages and product branding, promotions, and other product information are used to 

entice the individuals preference for canned and packaged food. Also studies found that 

marketing activities, advertising and the shift in emphasis towards smaller packaging units also 

significantly influenced the preference of people some aspect of their culture (Oyeniyi, 2011). 

However, Adeboye (2001) maintained that supermarkets and restaurants often are too 

expensive for the average Nigerian; thus, only the wealthy can afford to eat there like 

Westerners. Ayodeji (2012) opined that accessing package food and canned drinks has ceased to 

remain an exclusive preserve of the aristocratic class is no longer a status symbol or a 

prerogative of only the rich and affluent. Moreover, Aderemi and Falade (2012) found that most 

urban Nigerians tend to combine traditional cuisine with a little of Western-style foods and 

conveniences. Food in Nigeria is traditionally eaten by hand (Onwuejeogu, 1975). However, 

with the growing influence of Western culture in urban centre, in particular, forks and spoons are 

becoming more common, even in remote villages. Most of these utensils are recyclable; 

however, they add to the quantity of solid waste generated in urban centres. 

 



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Social Practices and Solid Waste Generation 

Culture of most of the communities in Nigeria embraces social practices, rituals and festive 

events that are habitual activities that structure the lives of communities and groups (Ojua & 

Omono, 2012). Benjamin, Emmanuel and Gideon (2015) further explained that many social 

events in each community are shared by and relevant to majority of the members of the 

community. These social practices vary from small gatherings to large-scale social celebrations 

and commemorations. These scholars adduced the significance of these social practices as 

reaffirming the identity of those who practise them as a group or a society and, whether 

performed in public or private, are closely linked to important events. 

Communities in Nigeria are rich in social practices such as wedding ceremonies, family 

meetings, funerals, economic, religious and leisure activities (Onwuejeogu, 1975). These social 

practices in most cases require serving meals. Adeniran (2005) emphasized that food plays a 

central role in the social practices of virtually all ethnic groups in Nigeria and most of the 

ceremonies in Nigeria would not be complete without participants sharing in a meal. According 

to him, Nigerian traditional culture considers inviting guests and not sharing a meal when they 

visit rude. He added that the culture considered inviting visitors to a special event such as a 

marriage, naming, graduation or a burial ceremony without serving meal undignified. Generating 

solid wastes is common in the practice of food customs at ceremonial occasions, in particular, 

when non-biodegradable material is used as the food container. 

Prior to the past century, communities in Nigeria were mainly agrarian (Egharevba, 

Amengialue, Edobor, & Omoigberale, 2013); hence, solid wastes generated in the industries 

were largely biodegradable. However, with the advent of colonialism, industrialization and 

globalisation in the country, as petroleum production and industry began to boom, concentration 

on the new industries at the expense of agriculture took place and this compounded the 

challenges faced in solid waste generation and management (Enete, 2010). 

Existing literature have pinpointed the significance of public participation and awareness 

to enhance environmental quality. Ayodeji (2012) posited that public awareness of the health-

related challenges and communicable diseases resulted from improper management of solid 

waste enhanced participation of the public in environmental sanitation in particular and 

promoting public health in general. 

Prevention is better than cure; hence, imbibing culture that enhances reduction of solid 

waste generation helps and serves as the beginning of solid waste management. Several studies 

suggested reduction of the quantity of solid waste as a way to maintain environmental sanitation 

and solid waste management (Ajibuah & Terdoo, 2013; Cheremisinoff, 2003; Ohakwe, Nnorom, 

& Iwunze, 2011). Moreover, Babatunde et al. (2013) found that majority of the respondents 

under his study were interested in reduction of the quantity of the household solid waste 

generated. However, other studies found that majority of people in most developing countries 

were yet to devise ways to reduce the household solid waste generated (Walling, et al. 2004). 

Femi and Helen (2013) also added that the cost involved in the process of reduction was found 

amounted to inability to actualize the quantity reduction. Modebe and Ezeama (2011) found that 

there are several approaches to waste management in southeastern Nigeria. The study revealed 

that solid waste in study location is managed through economic instruments, landfills, 

incineration or open burning, recycling or reuse. 

Moreover, on solid waste management in Nigeria, literature indicated that burning of 

solid refuse as a method of solid waste disposal is cultural and common in the country (Ulaeto, 

Nnorom, Alisa, & Ewuzie, 2015; Lawal, 2004). Ajibuah & Terdoo (2013) considered the 



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awareness of people on environmental implication of burning refuse, the study indicated that 

majority of residents in urban centres of southwestern Nigeria were aware of the implication and 

yet cited burning as the cheapest means of solid waste management known and cultural to them. 

Enhancing solid waste management in developing countries has prompted conducting 

studies on recycling process in Nigeria.  For instance, in a study on awareness of the people 

about recycling of some solid waste such as nylon, plastic, iron and aluminum materials, 

Kofoworola (2007) found that majority of educated people in urban centres are aware of the 

recycling process while larger percentage of people with low level of education are not aware. 

The unfamiliarity of urbanites in Nigeria with the process lends credence to assertion of Tunmise 

(2014) that perpetual enlightenment on recycling process, in particular in urban areas, is low. 

Moreover, Kofoworola (op. cit) found that majority of residents in urban centres in Nigeria were 

not practicing the recycling process in spite of claiming being aware of the process. Moreover, 

he maintained that being aware of recycling process does not automatically translate to 

practicing the process as he found that majority of the people in Northern Nigeria were not 

involved in the recycling process. Tunmise (2014) added that people considered recycling of 

some cheap solid waste as time wasting and this factor constituted a challenge militating against 

practicing recycling process the country. As literature indicated that practicing recycling as a 

process of solid waste management is low in the country, the current review concluded that 

recycling method is not part of indigenous culture in Nigeria. 

 

Factors Militating Against Proper Management of Solid Wastes 

On solid waste management, studies indicated that members of communities in urban centres 

develop the idea of formulate a residential law to facilitate management and proper disposal of 

solid waste among themselves (Skumatz, 2008). Also, studies have suggested making laws to 

inhibit people from indiscriminate disposal of solid waste and if possible, to adopt concept of 

zero waste and pay-as-you-throw (Young, Ni, & Fan, 2010; Bilitewski, 2008). However, Achor 

and Nwafor (2014) have maintained that the efficacy of law, in particular on waste management 

depends on its applicability, the cost involved and the context of the culture in which the law 

exists. Another factor that scholars have found militating against proper management of solid 

waste is the cost required as the solid waste user charge (Izugbara & Umoh, 2004; Lawal, 2004). 

Moreover, studies adduced cooperation and social cohesion among people as another important 

factor to achieve sustainable environmental sanitation management. For instance, Bilitewski 

(2008) suggested that people in urban centres through social association tend to make and 

enforce the law to promote environmental sanitation in their environment. On the potential 

factors that influenced the perception of people concerning solid waste management, studies 

have established that socio-economic factors such as education and level of income significantly 

affect peoples perception about waste management (Tunmise, 2014; Abasiekong, 2010). 

Ohakwe et al. (2011) cited nonchalant attitude and poor understanding of people towards 

proper solid waste management as among the significant factors that pose threats to achieving 

sustainable environmental sanitation and enhancement of public health. Hence, these scholars 

advocate orientation on proper management of the solid waste generated among people. Adeolu, 

Enesi, and Adeolu (2014) suggested provision of materials to facilitate sustainable management 

of solid waste in urban centres as they identified absence of public waste bins in some urban 

areas as among the reasons for poor waste management. Also, Adeyemo and Gboyesola, (2013) 

adduced availability of trucks, public bins and designed dumpsite facilitates proper disposal of 

waste and keeping the environment clean. Lasker and Weiss (2003) pinpointed the community as 



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the most important stakeholder in waste management activities, and therefore community must 

actively participate in the solutions by modifying peoples cultural patterns. For example, they 

recommended exerting discipline in separating waste, using containers in a beneficial way, and 

exercising environmentally friendly purchasing habits. 

 

CONCLUSION 

The current theoretical study concluded that solid waste generation and management in urban 

centres is not confined to being within the purview of engineering and technological concern. 

Studies have established that the cultural facets of solid waste generation and management are 

significant as culture constitutes the basic determinants of all happenings in human society. 

Therefore, it is hereby suggested that incorporating culture in the studies of solid waste 

management in human world is important to achieve the sustainable environmental maintenance. 

 

 

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