Solid Waste Management

Abstract

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Introductory Chapter: Rural Waste Management Issues at Global Level

“…Mixed wastes may contain hazardous items (e-waste, bateries, oils, solvents, paints, contaminated wood, and pharmaceutical products) which are released into the atmosphere, soil, and groundwaters. The common hazardous substance used in the rural area includes insecticide, pesticide, fungicide, herbicide, chemical fertilizers, chemicals used for fumigation, cleaning agents used in animal husbandry, and medical waste [16]. Such hazardous fraction must be separated, collected, and managed from common household waste.…”

Waste Management as a Practical Approach to Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the University of Benin,Faculty of Physical Sciences

“…Separating, recovering, and reusing components of solid wastes that may still have economic value is called recycling. Composting can also be considered a recycling process, since it reclaims the organic parts of solid waste for reuse as mulch or soil conditioner (Chandrappa and Das, 2012). Yet other waste materials have potentials for reuse.…”

“…Solid waste generation and management is a complex system that requires the cooperation of all and sundry (Lober, 1996;Omuta 1999), this is because the end product of waste be it solid, bio solid, hazardous, infectious etc. can lead to disease epidemic hence the need for a wholistic approach for effective management (Chandrappa and Das;2012;Achudume, and Olawale, 2009;Erick, 2003) Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) includes waste produced from commercial, domestic, industrial, demolition and institutional services. It is imperative to state that the data pertaining to municipal solid waste vary greatly among the waste studies.…”

“…It is imperative to state that the data pertaining to municipal solid waste vary greatly among the waste studies. Usually, waste management decisions are based on household waste which constitutes a small portion of the total waste stream (Chandrappa and Das;2012;Nathason, 2004). Generally, solid waste is divided into two main categories; rubbish and garbage.…”

“…They are noncombustible and they are the part of refuse that can be converted to organic manure through composting and they are recyclable, (Manahan, 2000;Nathason, 2004;Chandrappa and Das;2012 0 C and 217.80 mm respectively. Three vegetation belts are discernible from the south to the northern of the country, the mangrove swamp forest in the southern part, the rain forest at the middle while the northern part has the savannah vegetation (Edo State, 2013).…”