Understanding community waste segregation behaviour in Mainland LGA, Lagos State, Nigeria.
This study investigates waste segregation practices, policy awareness, and community participation among 300 residents of Mainland Local Government Area (LGA), Lagos State, Nigeria. The research identifies the gap between environmental awareness and actual behavioural compliance, and proposes governance-based recommendations to bridge this gap.
The key finding — a statistically significant relationship between community participation and waste segregation (χ² = 12.64, p < 0.05) — underscores the importance of institutional and community-driven approaches to sustainable urban waste management.
Examine the extent to which households in Mainland LGA practise waste segregation at source.
Measure the level of community awareness of existing waste segregation and management policies.
Assess the degree of participation in community sanitation activities and its relationship to waste behaviour.
Understand residents' perception of neighbourhood cleanliness and its environmental governance implications.