Poor waste management has remained a nagging environmental issue for many developing countries. This paper examined the mode of solid waste storage and disposal in Nsukka, with the aim of providing and synthesizing data needed for waste management planning and policy making. A total of three hundred (300) well-structured questionnaires were administered to households cutting across ten communities to generate quantitative data on demographics as well as waste storage and disposal practices. The qualitative methods such as oral interviews, observation surveys, and secondary data were also employed. An initial environmental quality assessment of the selected households showed that 58.5% of houses surveyed were littered with waste and 71% had bushy surrounding. The study reveals that the distribution of waste storage container sizes are: 0 – 5 L (4%), 6 – 10 L (43%), 11 – 20 L (51%) and > 21 L (2%). It was also observed that the prevalent types of waste storage containers in Nsukka are: plastic bins (49%), polythene bags (15%) and cartons (10%) with volume ranging from 0.1 to 0.625m3. The remaining twenty-six (26%) was distributed among other unconventional waste storage types. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of the residents in the study area can access waste dumps within a radius of 1 km or five minutes walking distance. The waste storage containers in the study area were of varying types and capacities which makes waste management more tasking. Indiscriminate solid waste disposal is necessitated by perceived non proximity of waste dumps to residents. Door to door services should be provided to residents by integrating private sector into waste management. Material such as aluminum should be used in manufacturing of waste containers because of it lightweight and durability.

This study sought to grasp how sawmill wastes are managed and disposed-off in the study area. The research was carried out at the Enugu Timber Market in Kenyatta, in Nigeria's eastern region. The study used a descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative ex-post facto survey design to create an accurate profile of people, events, and situations. To obtain the required data, a triangulation method comprised of questionnaire, interview, and observation/photography methods was used. For primary data collection, stratified random sampling method was used to select a realised sample of 250 respondents from a finite population (of 1970 timber market workers) comprising of wood processors, carpenters, timber sellers, dealers on wood accessories, food sellers and fabricated cart haulers from the areas under survey. The survey results show that sawdust is the most common type of wood waste generated, accounting for 28.4 percent of total wood waste generated, and is closely followed by offcuts. The study also reveals that open dumping and burning are perhaps the most prevalence method of disposing of wood wastes in the study area, with only a small quantity recycled or reused. Improper disposal of wood waste has negative effects on the environment because it affects both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Burning waste wood also emits greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing a range of health problems. These wood wastes can be best utilised recycling and reusing them to help lessen the impact on and the environment caused by improper disposal.