ABSTRACT
Studies on solid waste
generation, composition, management and disposal were carried out at Micheal
Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria, from 10th January to 10 June
2013. The University'was divided into five sections namely Administrative
block, hostels, r ed between the quantities of wastes at different waste'
collection location and at the various waste collection periods. .2013) were
not significantly different, organic waste, and glass waste had significantly
the highest and least quantities respectively. In terms of the quantities of
wastes x Location x Waste types treatment interaction, miscellaneous waste
types at the University Medical Center, followed by the statistically similar
waste quantities at the Administrative Block had significantly the highest
quantities of at the Administrative Block, had the least (p< 0.05) 11
wastes. Glass waste type waste quantities. The result of the questionnaires
showed that paper had the highest percent, 33.4% of the solid wastes generated
in the University. Organic had 24.6%, plastics 18%. metal 8%, glass 2.8% and
miscellaneous 16.4%. The areas, medical centre and engineering used to identify
types of wastes generated at the , various locations. The wastes were
categorized into five types, organic, plastics, paper, glass, metal and
miscellaneous. Thirty kilogram (30kg) of solid wastes from the different
locations were collected, sorted into these five types and weighed. The
quantities of various types of wastes were recorded for six months. The data
Studies on solid waste generation, composition, management and disposal were
carried out at Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Nigeria, from
10th January to 10 June 2013.
MICHAEL, U (2023). Solid Waste Generation, Composition, Management and Disposal at Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike:-Iniewe, Cyrina . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/solid-waste-generation-composition-management-and-disposal-at-micheal-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike-iniewe-cyrina-7-2
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Solid Waste Generation, Composition, Management and Disposal at Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike:-Iniewe, Cyrina " Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 29 Nov. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/solid-waste-generation-composition-management-and-disposal-at-micheal-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike-iniewe-cyrina-7-2. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Solid Waste Generation, Composition, Management and Disposal at Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike:-Iniewe, Cyrina ". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 29 Nov. 2023. Web. 08 Sep. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/solid-waste-generation-composition-management-and-disposal-at-micheal-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike-iniewe-cyrina-7-2 >.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Solid Waste Generation, Composition, Management and Disposal at Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike:-Iniewe, Cyrina " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 08 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/solid-waste-generation-composition-management-and-disposal-at-micheal-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike-iniewe-cyrina-7-2