WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF RIVERS STATE WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Okoli A,Briggs D.A,Egobueze B,Chiamaka Nkiruka,Anthony C

doi:10.21474/ijar01/10506

Abstract

22Feb 2020 WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF RIVERS STATE WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY Okoli , Chiamaka Nkiruka , Egobueze , Anthony and Briggs D.A Post Graduate Student, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Rivers State University, Nkpolu - Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Rivers State University, Nkpolu - Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Highlights

“Class III landfills shall have containment structures which are capable of preventing degradation of waters of the state as a result of waste discharges to the landfills if site characteristics are inadequate.”
The state of California landfilling regulations, originally adopted as Subchapter 15 in the 1970s and reaffirmed in 1984 by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), require that postclosure funding of landfills be provided for monitoring and maintenance for as long as the wastes in the landfill are a threat to public health and the environment
Subchapter 5 Closure and Post-Closure Maintenance; Article 1 General Standards For All Waste Management Units; Section 20950 SWRCB - General Closure and PostClosure Maintenance Standards Applicable to Waste Management Units (Units) for Solid Waste (C15: Section 2580); Paragraph (a) General (1) Applicability states, “Classified Units shall be closed according to an approved closure and post closure maintenance plan which provides for continued compliance with the applicable SWRCB-promulgated standards for waste containment and precipitation and drainage controls in Article 4, Subchapter 2, Chapter 3 of this subdivision, and the monitoring program requirements in Article 5, Subchapter 2, Chapter 3 of this subdivision, throughout the closure period and the post closure maintenance period

Summary

Introduction

“Class III landfills shall have containment structures which are capable of preventing degradation of waters of the state as a result of waste discharges to the landfills if site characteristics are inadequate.” (http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Regulations/Title27/ch3sb2c.htm#Article4). The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB 2006) is in the process of developing a regulatory approach to ensure that landfill postclosure monitoring and maintenance funding will be available as needed for as long as the wastes in a landfill are a threat.

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