Solid waste management in Nigeria: problems, prospects, and policies

• Main Authors: Ike, C. C., Ezeibe, C. C., Anijiofor, S. C., Daud, N. N. Nik
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73930/1/73930.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73930/; https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jswt/jswt/2018/00000044/00000002/art00008;jsessionid=5ogkc0dsgle10.x-ic-live-03

Solid waste management is a major environmental challenge in most Nigerian cities. Waste generation rate in Nigeria is estimated at 0.65-0.95 kg/capita/day which gives an average of 42 million tonnes of wastes generated annually. This is more than half of 62 million tonnes of waste generated in sub-...