Waste generation is an age-long concomitant product of human living, and productive imperatives. However, the mode of management and disposal of waste goes a long way to determine the level of health and state of safety of environment the people of any given society attains and enjoys. Hence as rightly noted by John Tzilivakis: "Waste management is an ancient issue as archaeological evidence often proves". All over the world today, waste management and disposal remain critical issues of the day, not only because of challenging views on the best methods of managing wastes, and the role of households, neighbourhoods, and governments, but also and more importantly, on the strategies to change people's cultural values and attitudes. The activities of environmentalists especially in Europe have increased both the level of awareness about the need for a safe environment, and the pressure on governments to do more in terms of policy, financing public enlightenment and education, as well as establishment of effective and efficient structures and machinery, and provision of relevant equipment for waste management and disposal. The pressure on government is essential because "waste management and disposal involve important institutional as well as technical problems".
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