SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

Solid wastes are virtually everywhere. They are generated at areas where human activities occur. Such areas include homes, schools, recreational centres, restaurants, markets etc. These areas serve as source of solid waste generation. The waste at these sources, especially in markets are often generated in quantities considered hazardous to public health and aesthetically displeasing. Hence, to protect public health, a systematic method is devised to ensure the control of waste generation. Such
systematic method is generally referred to as Solid Waste Management (SWM). For this study, data was collected by administering questionnaires to the traders in the market. Also the data was also gotten from the waste management authority via oral interview and also administrator of questionnaires. The questionnaires was analysed using statistical package and result gotten. From the study, it was observed that large number of the market trader are unaware of solid waste management practise. The study also reveal that the type of waste generated in urban markets are putrescible and food waste (53.97%), while the least is (3.40%). Landfill was also designed for proper practise of solid waste management.