Integrated Waste Management in Lagos Urban Slums: Household Participation and Environmental Impact Analysis

Urban slums in Lagos, Nigeria face significant waste management challenges, with inadequate infrastructure and low household participation in formal recycling programmes. A mixed-method approach combining quantitative data on household participation rates and qualitative interviews to understand motivations and challenges. Integrated waste management systems show promise for enhancing household engagement and reducing waste impacts, although further tailored interventions are needed to maximise participation and effectiveness. Implement targeted community education programmes and incentivize recycling through microfinance or subsidies for equipment to boost participation rates in urban slums. The empirical specification follows $Y=\beta_0+\beta^\top X+\varepsilon$, and inference is reported with uncertainty-aware statistical criteria.