Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria

On-site waste characterization was carried out on four dumpsites in Abraka municipality with standard methods used. Results obtained show that the mean composition of organic waste was significantly higher in station 1 (38.15±2.03) than other stations, while paper waste (18.97±0.43), glass waste (1...

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Main Author: Obiajulu Peretomode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
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Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/181839
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description On-site waste characterization was carried out on four dumpsites in Abraka municipality with standard methods used. Results obtained show that the mean composition of organic waste was significantly higher in station 1 (38.15±2.03) than other stations, while paper waste (18.97±0.43), glass waste (1.84±0.18), metal waste (3.03±0.12) and other miscellaneous wastes were significantly higher in station 2 than other stations. Plastic waste was significantly higher in station 4 (7.85±0.29) than other stations. Wastes disposed carelessly spread to the road and to surrounding water bodies. Community participation in waste disposal can be a catalyst in community development work, because it gives residents a feeling of self-esteem, generates income through recycling and reduce waste material transported for disposal. Keywords: Solid waste; Municipal; Characterization; Composition
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spelling doaj.art-e0b10e7b005f45a0890b9ee8a4782cd82024-04-02T19:51:16ZengJoint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2659-15022659-14992019-01-01221210.4314/jasem.v22i12.6Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, NigeriaObiajulu Peretomode On-site waste characterization was carried out on four dumpsites in Abraka municipality with standard methods used. Results obtained show that the mean composition of organic waste was significantly higher in station 1 (38.15±2.03) than other stations, while paper waste (18.97±0.43), glass waste (1.84±0.18), metal waste (3.03±0.12) and other miscellaneous wastes were significantly higher in station 2 than other stations. Plastic waste was significantly higher in station 4 (7.85±0.29) than other stations. Wastes disposed carelessly spread to the road and to surrounding water bodies. Community participation in waste disposal can be a catalyst in community development work, because it gives residents a feeling of self-esteem, generates income through recycling and reduce waste material transported for disposal. Keywords: Solid waste; Municipal; Characterization; Composition https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/181839Solid wasteMunicipalCharacterizationComposition
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Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Solid waste
Municipal
Characterization
Composition
title Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria
title_full Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria
title_fullStr Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria
title_short Solid waste characterization in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Abraka, Nigeria
title_sort solid waste characterization in ethiope east local government area of delta state abraka nigeria
topic Solid waste
Municipal
Characterization
Composition
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