AWARENESS OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOOTWEAR RECYCLING AMONG RESIDENTS OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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This study was carried out to determine the level of awareness of the environmental and economic impact of footwear recycling among residents of Egor local government area. Foot wears are a part of our lives and how it is used and managed is worthy of
consideration. It is regarded as one of the most important fashion accessories because without it, one won't be able to perform day to day activities. Because of how useful it is, this has resulted into an increased demand of it as more and more shoes get thrown out yearly due to wear and tear. As more shoes are being thrown away, it has now resulted into a global problem of shoe waste. There are so many concepts to footwear recycling that was looked at in this study, Some which includes the current Footwear Manufacturing practices that are now in use. We examined how Footwear are consumed and used overtime. The best
practices for effective footwear management was also considered. How footwear plays a role in the Environment and economy was also studied and the various benefits offootwear recycling spelt out. This study was carried out to determine the level of awareness of the environmental and economic impact of footwear recycling among residents of Egor local government area. The research design implored in this study was the quantitative approach. Questionnaires were also used for data collection. This is because the research questionnaire is one of the basic methods of conducting a quantitative research. . The simple random sampling technique was used to select a total of 160 residents of Uselu community. The study was conducted in Uselu community at Egor local government area, Benin City. The content of the instrument (questionnaire) used was validated by the project supervisor and two other experts in the Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Education of the University of Benin, Benin City. Their suggestions and comments was adequately incorporated in the production of final instrument. The reliability of the
instrument was done using internal consistency reliability. The reliability coefficient was calculated using the Cronbach’s alpha formula which produced a coefficient of .728. The findings gotten from this study proves that Footwear recycling is not a common practice because of lack of proper awareness. The way in which the Footwears are being disposed shows that many persons are not aware of the proper methods to use in imploring footwear recycling and as a result of this, this recommendation was given that Organizational bodies and facilitators should endeavour to incorporate and prioritise the use of technological
means to foster an immediate sensitization on the importance of footwear recycling.
consideration. It is regarded as one of the most important fashion accessories because without it, one won't be able to perform day to day activities. Because of how useful it is, this has resulted into an increased demand of it as more and more shoes get thrown out yearly due to wear and tear. As more shoes are being thrown away, it has now resulted into a global problem of shoe waste. There are so many concepts to footwear recycling that was looked at in this study, Some which includes the current Footwear Manufacturing practices that are now in use. We examined how Footwear are consumed and used overtime. The best
practices for effective footwear management was also considered. How footwear plays a role in the Environment and economy was also studied and the various benefits offootwear recycling spelt out. This study was carried out to determine the level of awareness of the environmental and economic impact of footwear recycling among residents of Egor local government area. The research design implored in this study was the quantitative approach. Questionnaires were also used for data collection. This is because the research questionnaire is one of the basic methods of conducting a quantitative research. . The simple random sampling technique was used to select a total of 160 residents of Uselu community. The study was conducted in Uselu community at Egor local government area, Benin City. The content of the instrument (questionnaire) used was validated by the project supervisor and two other experts in the Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Education of the University of Benin, Benin City. Their suggestions and comments was adequately incorporated in the production of final instrument. The reliability of the
instrument was done using internal consistency reliability. The reliability coefficient was calculated using the Cronbach’s alpha formula which produced a coefficient of .728. The findings gotten from this study proves that Footwear recycling is not a common practice because of lack of proper awareness. The way in which the Footwears are being disposed shows that many persons are not aware of the proper methods to use in imploring footwear recycling and as a result of this, this recommendation was given that Organizational bodies and facilitators should endeavour to incorporate and prioritise the use of technological
means to foster an immediate sensitization on the importance of footwear recycling.
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