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Owhonda-Wopara, Bobraye Mary Tubonimi .

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ABSTRACT The study investigated environmental adult education on solid waste management among urban dwellers in Bayelsa state: using empirical analysis. The study employed two objectives, research questions and research hypotheses respectively. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The sample size consisted of 1,200 respondents representing a proportionate percentage of 0.133 percent of the population. The strata comprised of adult Male and Female respectively. The instrument was a structured questionnaire titled Environmental Adult Education on Solid Waste Management among Urban Dwellers Questionnaire (EAESWMUDQ). To validate the research instrument, the researcher presented the questionnaire to two experts in the Department of Adult and Non-formal Education for scrutiny and validation. A reliability coefficient index of 0.90 was obtained using pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The data gathered were analyzed using mean (x ̅) and rank order level of significance for the Z-statistics at 0.05 level of significance for the hypothesis was used. The study revealed that the beauty of any environment lies in the culture and adherent to environmental policy and strategies set up by environmental government agency for a conducive environment for living and solid waste management. The study recommended that both the government and community leaders should create local public educational or awareness campaign to provide useful knowledge on the negative impact of improper disposal of solid waste materials in the area. This will lead to effective means of urban dwellers participation in community based solid waste management strategy not only the area but the state in general. Key words: Environmental adult education, solid waste management, urban dwellers

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