Site Suitability Analysis for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

Abstract

Management of solid waste is one of the challenges facing most developing countries like Nigeria where there is no substantial National Waste Management Plan. This led to the practice of open dumping system, which is not environmentally sound and socially acceptable. Considering the nature of solid waste disposal in Nigeria, there is a need to utilize techniques and technology for effective decision making in selecting appropriate site for solid waste disposal. This aim of this paper lies in management of waste at its final destination or dumping grounds with the objective of locating the most suitable site for municipal solid waste disposal in Birnin Kebbi. Remote Sensing technology and Geographic Information System Multi-criteria evaluation method were employed to perform effective site suitability analysis of the study area. Landsat 8 OLI was used to generate needed data for this research. Buffer distance analysis and overlay operation were used to evaluate site suitability criteria considered for this research. The result achieved in this study generated maps that shows better site for urban solid waste disposal/landfill in Birnin Kebbi; these may help in finding a better approach to curtail the current challenges.