Characterization of Household Solid Waste Generated In Wuro Hausa Yola-South Local Area of Adamawa State in Northern Nigeria

Malgwi G.S.¹ , Abdulkadir S.A.²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.2 , pp.56-61, Jun-2020

Online published on Jun 30, 2020

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Abstract :
This paper presents a characterization study of the municipal solid waste generated in Wuro Hausa-Yola-South Local Government Area of Adamawa State in Northern Nigeria. The area was divided into three zones namely: Zone A-Lume, Zone B-Mallagiri, and Zone C-Bangel. Twenty households were randomly selected from each zone making 60 households that were studied. Household solid waste was collected daily within the period of within a period of (14) fourteen days with the help of (4) four trained waste collectors each fitted with a wheelbarrow and protective equipment. Solid waste features were determined based on components, mean mass (Kg) per household, solid waste, and bulk density. It was detected that 33.30% of the solid waste generated in the area is made up of food/putrescible matter and vegetable matter; 30.80% plastics and 36.40% metals. Per capita waste generated was 0.3kg/capita/day and the average bulk density of waste generated was 11.40kg/m3. It is recommended that formal composting and recycling facilities be established within the community, and private firms are involved in efficient and effective solid waste management in the area in the nearest future

Key-Words / Index Term :
Characterization, Compositing, Household, Solid waste, Sorting, Sustainable, Recycling

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