Engineering Assessment of Solid Waste Management Practices in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

Solid waste management has emerged as one of the greatest challenges facing environmental protection agencies in developing and under developing countries. The rate of generation of waste over the years was not matched by corresponding waste management efforts. This led to the emergence of improper solid waste disposal around the globe. This study focused on the engineering assessment of solid waste management and solid waste characterization in the study area. The study investigated the efficiency of the current solid waste management practices in the study area while also characterizing the various components of solid wastes. Engineering assessment of solid waste management practices in the university were conducted through the use of questionnaires, conducting oral interviews and executing major field works in order to determine the various components of solid generated, methods of storage, transportation, reduction, disposal, recycle and reuse. Samples were collected from seven random locations so as to determine the average solid waste characterization in the study area. Questionnaires and oral interviews were directed to the solid waste management unit which further explains the results obtained from the field observation of the various components of the solid waste management in the study area. This results from this study presents the current solid waste management practices to be average which was due to the incompetence on the part of workers and equipment employed. Paper, plastic, metals and bottles are the most predominant components of the solid waste generated in the study area which further highlights the main purpose it serves. Polythene, putrescible and fabric are mostly predominant in halls of residence and new bukateria. Olatunji Jeje "Engineering Assessment of Solid Waste Management Practices in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd53944.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/engineering/environment-engineering/53944/engineering-assessment-of-solid-waste-management-practices-in-obafemi-awolowo-university-ileife-nigeria/olatunji-jeje