Appraising Applicable Laws on Waste Management in Nigeria

Authors

  • Peter Ikechukwu Gasiokwu Senior Lecturer, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, Faculty of Law (Oleh Campus) Author
  • Emejeror Godwin Akpomedae Lecturer, Western Delta University, Oghara, Faculty of Law, Nigeria Author

Keywords:

Waste Management, Disposal, Applicable Laws, Nigeria, Waste

Abstract

The laws governing waste  management in Nigeria were investigated in this paper. For Nigeria’s long-term development, waste management is critical. Waste management has been a reoccurring decimal in Nigeria without a solution. What are the possible causes of Nigeria’s ineffective waste management? There is a lack of enforcement of laws governing waste management in Nigeria, owing to inadequacies in the several environmental legislations on waste management in Nigeria. This paper suggests that effective waste management laws  should be based on both the availability of enforcement provisions and the political and/or administrative will to implement them.

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Published

09-07-2022

How to Cite

Appraising Applicable Laws on Waste Management in Nigeria. (2022). Commonwealth Law Review Journal, 8, 221-238. https://journal.thelawbrigade.com/clrj/article/view/542

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