Plastic waste in Nigeria has undeniably been a leading source of pollution since the inception and use of plastic for packaging food and beverages. The rapid increase in its production and usage has become of significant concern and has contributed to the problem of waste disposal. Its effects cannot be overemphasized considering its environmental hazards such as clogging of water ways, release of chemicals into the soil, endangerment to animals living in and around water bodies. It has become imperative that proper actions be taken to manage plastic waste disposal. The approaches considered in this paper are mostly circled around innovative recycling technique. Descriptive statistics was employed in analyzing the data and hypotheses were tested using Chi-square test. The analysis of the result shows that there exists poor management practice on plastic disposal and reveals that the perceptions of male and female respondents to sustainable plastic waste disposal management differs. The findings of this study concluded that this paper looks into certain methods that are already being implemented to manage plastic waste in Nigeria as well as the approaches that may be more effective in ensuring proper disposal so as to maintain environmental sustainability.Plastic waste in Nigeria has undeniably been a leading source of pollution since the inception and use of plastic for packaging food and beverages. The rapid increase in its production and usage has become of significant concern and has contributed to the problem of waste disposal. Its effects cannot be overemphasized considering its environmental hazards such as clogging of water ways, release of chemicals into the soil, endangerment to animals living in and around water bodies. It has become imperative that proper actions be taken to manage plastic waste disposal. The approaches considered in this paper are mostly circled around innovative recycling technique. Descriptive statistics was employed in analyzing the data and hypotheses were tested using Chi-square test. The analysis of the result shows that there exists poor management practice on plastic disposal and reveals that the perceptions of male and female respondents to sustainable plastic waste disposal management differs. The findings of this study concluded that this paper looks into certain methods that are already being implemented to manage plastic waste in Nigeria as well as the approaches that may be more effective in ensuring proper disposal so as to maintain environmental sustainability.

Sanmi Olowosile

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An Appraisal of Innovative Approach to Plastic Waste Disposal Using Recycling Technique in Nigeria