MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AFRICAN CITIES: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • Ogbonna Alban Chidiebere Department of Civil Engineering, Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria.
  • Mikailu Abubakar Department of Civil Engineering, Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria.
  • Jiya Gideon Shabako Department of Civil Engineering, The Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v30.15713

Keywords:

Municipal solid waste, sustainable development, waste generation, waste disposal, waste management.

Abstract

Lagos State is one of the densely populated and highly industrialised States of Nigeria.
Recognizing that the continued pollution of our environment will, if uncontrolled be difficult to
rectify in the future, the subject of municipal solid waste management is both timely and
important. This research evaluated the solid waste management strategies in Lagos State,
Nigeria. The activities involved with the management of solid wastes from the point of waste
generation to waste disposal were evaluated. Structured questionnaire and interview were
employed to collect data within the thirteen Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos State,
Nigeria. The results showed that the rate of municipal solid waste generation out weight the
present management strategies and the number of recycling firms in Lagos State. The study
therefore recommends the need for Lagos State Government to review the municipal solid waste
management strategies for sustainable development and job creation.

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2018-04-30

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MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AFRICAN CITIES: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA. (2018). Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v30.15713