Evaluating street cleaning operations for sustainability: the case of Osun State, Nigeria
| Autor: | O. O. Odunola, S. A. Okanlawon, F. O. Adigun, A. O. Afon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. |
| ISSN: | 1743-3541 1746-448X |
| DOI: | 10.2495/sdp090231 |
| Popis: | This paper evaluated street cleaning operations in Osun State, Nigeria. Data were collected from the street cleaners and residents through the administration of questionnaires. The study revealed that the cleaners were poorly paid, lacked job security and access to medical care, were poorly equipped and had no insurance policy cover. Waste generated from street cleaning operations was poorly managed; cleaners therefore adopted disposal methods that were not sanitary. Cleaners were exposed to hazards such as insect stings, offensive sights and odors, snakebites and automobile accidents. Residents perceived that the street cleaning operation had brought tremendous improvement to the sanitation conditions of selected roads; however, they were not ready to pay service charges. The paper concluded that for the street cleaning operation to be sustainable, the working conditions of the cleaners and equipment provision must be substantially improved; and residents’ perception of street cleaning operations as a social service changed. |
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