Approaches to Garbage Management and Students’ Health Status in Faculty of Science Education, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.

This study investigated the two approaches to accurate garbage management and students’ health status in Faculty of Science Education, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The sample size of the study was three hundred (300) students. The instruments used for data collection was a modified four-point likert scale response option questionnaire. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample for the study. All the variables were tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis at 0.05 level of significance and 289 degree of freedom. The results showed that recycling and reuse of garbage have significant relationship with students’ health status in Faculty of Education, University of Calabar. It was recommended among others that the university managements should also make sure that the employees responsible for disposing waste are well and promptly paid so that they can carry out their duties effectively. It was further recommended that refuse bins should be mounted at strategic points to collect biodegradable and non-degradable garbage separately for use reuse and recycling.

Keywords: Accurate Garbage Management, Students’ Health Status, Recycling of Garbage, Reuse of Garbage