Waste Management in Nigeria: An Essential Tool to Visual Arts Profession

Abstract

The global waste menace is a huge challenge, and Nigeria is not left behind. Waste management is a challenge in Nigeria and a joint effort by all and sundry alone can help solve the problem. These efforts range from employing the Rs in waste management. Foremost is Reduction of waste, which of course gets fewer materials into the waste stream. Following is Reuse, Recycle, Recovery and in recent times Repurposing, as well as other additional Rs. Visual arts discipline is a peculiar discipline with regards to waste management. Just like humans have done things in certain ways since time immemorial without understanding the reasons, visual artists have found themselves managing wastes in one way or the other. This study was undertaken to understand some current practices, reasons behind such, and propose greener and sustainable ways by which visual artists can position themselves well as waste managers within Nigeria.

Keywords: Visual Arts, Waste Management, Repurposed Material, Sustainable Environment