DR. A. I. MUSTAPHA

This study examined The Environmental Sanitation Policy And The Management Of Waste In Oredo Local Government, Edo State, Nigeria. The population of the study was over 5000 people spread across the wards of Oredo local government. A sample of 385 representing 20% of the population was taken. The study adopted a descriptive survey design while the instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire. The Likert four-point, scale rating was adopted whereas the data collected were analyzed using mean. The result of the data analyzed showed that there is a medium positive relationship between the effectiveness of environmental sanitation policy on the management of waste in Oredo LGA, there is a low positive relationship between the monitoring of waste management and the sociological impact of waste on Oredo L.G.A, there is a low positive relationship between the challenges affecting environmental sanitation policy and the management of waste in Oredo government. The researcher recommend that policy implementation should be enhanced, investment should be done in education and awareness, waste management infrastructure should be upgraded,encouraged community participation and engagement, enhance monitoring and enforcement amongst other things.