Plastic waste pollution

This study was on knowledge and attitude of uniben undergraduates towards plastic waste pollution and control. Three research questions were raised and answered during the study using frequencies and percentages. The survey research design as adopted for this study; this is because the data is collected from a sample population with specific characteristics. The opulation of the study was 43,679 Students. It comprises of the 15 faculties of the University of Benin. Out of this population two hundred and forty (240) sample was selected from the total population using randomly sampling technique. The instrument used to collect data for the study was ten items self-structured questionnaire. The instrument for the data collection was personally administered by the researcher to the respondents. The researcher explained to the respondents how to indicate their views on each item. On the basis of the findings made in the study, it can be concluded that University of Benin undergraduates possess high levels of knowledge about plastic waste pollution as well as plastic waste management and control. The researcher recommends that University of Benin should incorporate plastic waste pollution and management topics into the General Studies (GST) curriculum to strengthen students’ environmental knowledge.