Narrative of Population and Economic Growth on Wastes Disposal and Reclamations on Environment

Authors- Okorun Ambrose Ali, Agbadua Segun Afokhainu, Ehormhanyin Ehigie Michael, Ebisintei Samuel

Abstract--Strive for conformability created quest in man to investigate the best alternatives of living in the live that is provided by the environment around him. Activities of man lead to creation of wastes which can be bio degradable, on biodegradable, and a non-refillable in terms of quarry activities. All these are function of the environment man find himself. Population growth is increasing vastly hence the trend of demand for goods and services as it affect the growth of the economy. Nature provides man with diverse opportunities that are unequal over the surface of the earth hence the law of comparative advantage is ushered as we have producing nation and consuming nation. The developing nations of the world which African countries found herself are consuming nations with high potentials for generating wastes. These wastes generation are function of population and economic growth as they deal with importation of finished goods, plastics products, abandoned vehicles called’ tokunbo’, vehicles parts and tyres, scraps and used fabrics. Nigeria with her land mass and population as well as her weak political reforms provides favorable environment for these businesses to thrive. This work analyses the proliferation of these waste, areas of concentrations of these wastes, environmental impact assessment on dumps of these waste and their recycling, suggestions and solution to curbs waste dumps and live a free environment.

DOI: /10.61463/ijset.vol.13.issue3.153