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Innovative sustainable solid waste management in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorZadawa, A.N.
dc.contributor.authorOmran, A.
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, G.M.
dc.contributor.editorSchwarz-Herion, O.
dc.contributor.editorOmran, A.
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractProblems associated with solid waste management (SWM) have proved to be complex in origin and in solution. In Nigeria SWM is characterized by inefficient collection methods, insufficient coverage of the collection system and improper disposal of solid waste. This chapter reviews the current status of SWM in Nigeria. For SWM to be sustainable in Nigeria a greater financial investment needs to be made, possibly including provision through local rates and taxes. In addition, appropriate technologies in line with the nature of garbage generated need to be explored. Finally the effort and role played by the informal sector in SWM in Nigeria needs to be recognised, but there is urgent need for this sector to be formalized so that its role can be geared towards achieving sustainability.
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Strategies towards the new sustainability paradigm : managing the great transition to sustainable global democracy, 2015 / Schwarz-Herion, O., Omran, A. (ed./s), Ch.13, pp.157-169
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-14699-7_13
dc.identifier.isbn9783319146980
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/114844
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14699-7_13
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjectsustainable
dc.subjectsolid waste management (SWM)
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectfederal environmental protection agency (FEPA)
dc.subjectcart pushers
dc.subjectscavengers
dc.subjectresource merchants
dc.subjectrecyclers
dc.titleInnovative sustainable solid waste management in Nigeria
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915914811901831

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