Evaluating Municipal Solid Waste Generation Rate and Its Composition between High and Low-income Groups in Maiduguri
Journal Title: American journal of Engineering Research - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
This study investigated the municipal solid waste generation rate between high and income groups in Maiduguri,Borno State capital. Households were selected randomly across the studied areas with more emphasis given to location where high-income and low-income groups are generally residing. The study gives detail data on the volume of waste being generated and its corresponding composition/characteristics. polyethene bags were kept in each of the households to ensure proper collection of waste generated a day before the collection date. The results show thatlifestyle and income highly influence the volume of municipal solid waste generation and its composition/characteristics. The waste generation average was found to be 0.57 and 1.35kg/h/d for low and high-income groupsrespectively. The data shows that, high income earners consume more of packaged and processed food, thus resulting in high percentage of can, bottles, rubber plastics, as well asfood/fruit peels, and papers in-their waste bins. High income earners are connected to either public or private source of water supply which encourages tree planting (gardening) than in low-income areas, resulting in high leaf contents in their waste stream. High income class also produces less volume of ashes, sand, dust and debris during house cleaning than the low-income earners. Therefore, dataobtained, and observationmade from the study may assist waste managers inimplementation of waste management policies for the betterment of the society and the environment.
Authors and Affiliations
Jones A. N, Alkali A. N
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