COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE GENERATION TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

Abstract Waste management has become one of the concerns of government in developed and developing countries in order to improve her environmental hygiene. However, the brunt of waste on the living condition of the people has necessitated governments at all pedestals t o enunciate waste management strategies, policies a s well a s techniques in that perspective. This paper however. assesses waste management strategies This study area is i n Okurikang Okoyong a settlement area in Odukpani Local Government Area o f Southern Cross River State a d Ikom and Ogoja Urban Development Authorities. The study also adumbrated on the concept o f waste management as well as various methods of waste disposal adopted i n these two cities. The challenges of waste disposal were also accentuated in the study. Nevertheless, waste disposal techniques were discussed. Indeed, findings from respective agencies (Ikom and Ogoja Development Authority) portend that, there are paucity of operational trucks to aid in the conveyance of wastes to the dumps sites, lack o f containers to deposit waste hence. waste are kept o n the ground (flash point in strategic locations. It was also revealed that staffs of the agencies are poorly funded and remunerated. That staff are owed for over six months, lack of adequate working aids such as. nose mask. hand gloves, lack of access road to enhance movement of operation truck to the dump sites. Indeed, it was recommended amongst other things that, government should release grants to enhance for effective d e livery t o the people. more operational trucks should be procured in a view to pave the way for timely evacuation of wastes with ease and workers (casual) should b e provided with working aids such a s nose, mask, hand gloves and rain boots. KEYWORDS: control, engineering properties, waste dumps, solid waste and waste systems.