ABSTRACT Analysis of women‟s participation in waste picking and solid waste management as a whole has immense socioeconomic and environmental benefits and also can serve as a basis for identifying problems and making relevant recommendations in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria. The objectives of this research are to: review gender participation in... Continue Reading

Abstract Solid waste management is an established environmental health challenge in most societies. The heterogeneousnature of municipal solid wastemakes its management particularly complex. Waste segregation which is key to proper solid waste management has not been adopted in... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It is always known that cleanliness is next to godliness and health is wealth Good health is achieved if there is good management of the environment.  The need for a good management of the environment cannot be over emphasized since there is a continuing environmental decay as a result of increased urbanization.  Pollution is a major... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of Study Environmental degradation and biodiversity depletion are crucial and disturbing topics among environmentalist today (David, 2014). Probing into the root cause of this problem and the consequences of our actions is the first step towards reducing the rate of environmental degradation and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project was done to bring to lime light the appropriate method of solid waste handling, separation and utilization, in order to reduce the impact on the environment – environmental degradation. In this work, effort was made to point out the required steps taken in solid waste management.    Segregation at the source was done to... Continue Reading

IN ENUGU METROPOLIS Abstract This research work is aim at examining the practices and problems solid waste management with particular reference to IMT Campus III. The research choose the random sampling Technique based on the population concentration from three (3) location within the study area. The data... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project was done to bring to lime light the appropriate method of solid waste handling, separation and utilization, in order to reduce the impact on the environment – environmental degradation. In this work, effort was made to point out the required steps taken in solid waste management.... Continue Reading

Abstract Inevitable consequences of the practice of solid waste disposal in landfills are gas and leachate generation due primarily to microbial decomposition, climatic conditions, refuse characteristics and landfilling operations. The migration of gas and leachate away from the landfill boundaries and their release into the surrounding... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Solid wastes comprise all the wastes arising from human and animal activities that are normally solid, discarded as useless or unwanted. Also included are by- products of process lines or materials that may be required by law to be disposed of (Okecha 2000). Solid waste can be classified... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study           The environment of man lies at the mercy of both natural disasters and negligence on the part of man in the course of controlling the gifts of nature. The ladder takes the form of dumping solid/industrial waste in an uncompromising manner, pollution of rivers, lakes, land and air... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This seminar topic “Solid Waste Management and Disposal system” is based on the research on what solid waste is all about, how it is managed and its methods of disposal systems. Research on this topic enable us to know that solid wastes are discarded solid materials such as scraps of plastic, rubbers nylon, paper, etc. Also, the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study           The environment of man lies at the mercy of both natural disasters and negligence on the part of man in the course of controlling the gifts of nature. The ladder takes the form of dumping solid/industrial waste in an uncompromising manner, pollution of rivers, lakes, land and air... Continue Reading

THE PROBLEM OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ENUGU METROPOLIS Abstract This research work is aim at examining the practices and problems solid waste management with particular reference to IMT Campus III. The research choose the random sampling Technique based on the population concentration from three (3) location within  the study area. The data... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Solid wastes comprise all the wastes arising from human and animal activities that are normally solid, discarded as useless or unwanted. Also included are by- products of process lines or materials that may be required by law to be... Continue Reading

Abstract This research work is aim at examining the practices and problems solid waste management with particular reference to IMT Campus III. The research choose the random sampling Technique based on the population concentration from three (3) location within the study area. The data... Continue Reading

THE PROBLEM OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIAN CITIES (A CASE OF OWERRI MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL). ABSTRACT: Solid waste management (SWM) in many low- and middle–income countries is sometimes driven by the informal sector. Unfortunately, contributions of the sector to SWM are not acknowledged in many developing countries. This situation often... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Solid waste management has become the greatest problem facing many urban and semi-urban areas in Nigeria. The management of solid wastes in recent time has become a very big challenge. The problem of waste generation, handling and disposal has reached a disturbing level in Nigerian urban centers. The study analyzed domestic solid waste... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Solid waste management has become the greatest problem facing many urban and semi-urban areas in Nigeria. The management of solid wastes in recent time has become a very big challenge. The problem of waste generation, handling and disposal has reached a disturbing level in Nigerian... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  It is always known that cleanliness is next to godliness and health is wealth Good health is achieved if there is good management of the environment.  The need for a good management of the environment cannot be over emphasized since there is a continuing environmental decay as a result of increased urbanization.  Pollution is a major... Continue Reading

Proposal This paper is a presentation of the problems of solid waste management in Nigeria and certain important issues that must be addressed in order to achieve success. At the core of the problems of solid waste management are the absence of adequate policies, enabling... Continue Reading