ABSTRACT
The exponential growth rate of the world population, accompanied by a torrent of migration from rural to urban areas, has resulted in the daily generation of enormous amounts of solid waste within our environment. Research concerning the physical characteristics and environmental impact of municipal solid waste is essential to the development of policies for the effective management of this growing worldwide problem (Koushki & Al-Khaleefi 1998). Over the years, waste have been growing in virtually every known city of the world since the great Industrial Revolution of Great Britain in the nineteenth century. In Nigeria the rapid urbanization of it is major cities has led to serious environmental degradation with domestic and industrial wastes constituting with significant major forms of environmental problem (Nduka & Kalu 2002). Kanat (2010) Believe that solid wastes pose a very big environmental problem to large cities, most especially to developing countries when failed to contain and manage the waste properly. The problem of urban solid waste management is as complex in small towns as it is critical in large metropolitan areas. Tokyo, for example, is overwhelmed by its own garbage output. Each day, urban households generate more than 20,000 tons of waste, despite massive recycling and incineration programs (Koushki & Al-Khaleefi 1998). In view of the above issues, researchers and expert should provide an effective method to protect human health and the environment from the dangers posed by
wastes/effluents is to reduce the quantity and potential risk of waste generation to the minimum level. Therefore, reduce reuse and recycle were meant to provide a shield with enabling control to environment against the adverse effects which may result from the generation and management of hazardous wastes and other wastes. (Basel Convention 2011)
2 LITERATURE
2.1 Solid waste management
Initially when it comes to quantity, municipal solid waste (MSW) which makes up the largest part of waste generated compared to other wastes such like, hospital waste, industrial waste, demolition waste, and hazardous waste. Considering the quantity of this waste (MSW) it becomes a threat to both economic and environment. Initially when it comes to quantity, municipal solid waste (MSW) which makes up the largest part of waste generated compared to other wastes such like, hospital waste, industrial waste, demolition waste, and hazardous waste. Considering the quantity of this waste (MSW) it becomes a threat to both economic and environmental impacts to the HEIs.
