Abstract
The wastes generated in the Faculty of Physical Sciences shopping complex and offices on daily basis for a period of one week continuous sampling have been determined. The summation of the wastes generated amounted to 355.38kg; the volume was arrived at following the daily scientific survey by gathering all wastes matrix generated in a particular day followed by manual sorting and weighing of the various fractions. Out of the total volume of the wastes generated, food wastes accounted for the total of 129.39 kg/week amounting to 37%, paper and cardboard accounted for 105.73 kg/week taking 30% of the total. Plastic, glass and metals accounted for 92.91kg /week, 15.93kg/week, and 9.42kg/week i.e. (26%, 4% and 3%) of the total waste matrix respectively. Correlation at P < 0.5 two tailed shows a positive correlation indicating that wastes generated were from a similar source, The results were presented in graphs. The ultimate results show that over 100% of the wastes generated in the complex are recyclable and will increase the institution income and create employment opportunities if properly managed while in the same process enhance sustainable development. Keywords : Waste, Generation, Recycle, Management and sustainable development
Highlights
IntroductionWaste management is one of the important services provided by most urban authorities
Solid waste is any solid material that is being thrown away because it is useless
The figures were arrived at by using the number of shop types to divide the total number of shops and multiply by the total waste generated
Summary
Waste management is one of the important services provided by most urban authorities. Solid waste generation and management is a complex system that requires the cooperation of all and sundry (Lober, 1996; Omuta 1999), this is because the end product of waste be it solid, bio solid, hazardous, infectious etc. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) includes waste produced from commercial, domestic, industrial, demolition and institutional services. It is imperative to state that the data pertaining to municipal solid waste vary greatly among the waste studies. Waste management decisions are based on household waste which constitutes a small portion of the total waste stream (Chandrappa and Das; 2012; Nathason, 2004). Solid waste is divided into two main categories; rubbish and garbage
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