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Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja.

Municipal solid waste management constitutes one of the most crucial health and environmental problem facing African cities. Most cities spend 20-50% of their annual budget on solid waste management and only 20-80% of the waste is collected. This study examines the current status of municipal so...

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Main Authors: Ayuba, Kadafa Adati, Abd Manaf, Latifah, Abdullah Ho, Sabrina, Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
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Published: Maxwell Science Publication 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28946/1/Current%20status%20of%20municipal%20solid%20waste%20management%20practise%20in%20FCT%20Abuja.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.289462015-09-09T02:01:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28946/ Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja. Ayuba, Kadafa Adati Abd Manaf, Latifah Abdullah Ho, Sabrina Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin Municipal solid waste management constitutes one of the most crucial health and environmental problem facing African cities. Most cities spend 20-50% of their annual budget on solid waste management and only 20-80% of the waste is collected. This study examines the current status of municipal solid waste management within Federal Capital Territory Abuja (FCT Abuja) and aims to identify the current challenges and areas requiring improvement. The data collection is in stages, using an in tegrative approach via semi st ructured interview and field observations. The qualitative data was analyzed descriptively, while the quantitative data was analyzed using basic statistics. Bases on the finding it is concluded that municipal solid waste management is a serious issue due to its human health and environmental sustainability implications, that has yet to be properly address within the FCT Abuja. Maxwell Science Publication 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28946/1/Current%20status%20of%20municipal%20solid%20waste%20management%20practise%20in%20FCT%20Abuja.pdf Ayuba, Kadafa Adati and Abd Manaf, Latifah and Abdullah Ho, Sabrina and Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin (2013) Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 5 (6). pp. 295-304. ISSN 2041-0484; ESSN: 2041-0492 http://maxwellsci.com/jp/issue.php?jid=RJEES&no=333 English
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description Municipal solid waste management constitutes one of the most crucial health and environmental problem facing African cities. Most cities spend 20-50% of their annual budget on solid waste management and only 20-80% of the waste is collected. This study examines the current status of municipal solid waste management within Federal Capital Territory Abuja (FCT Abuja) and aims to identify the current challenges and areas requiring improvement. The data collection is in stages, using an in tegrative approach via semi st ructured interview and field observations. The qualitative data was analyzed descriptively, while the quantitative data was analyzed using basic statistics. Bases on the finding it is concluded that municipal solid waste management is a serious issue due to its human health and environmental sustainability implications, that has yet to be properly address within the FCT Abuja.
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author Ayuba, Kadafa Adati
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Abdullah Ho, Sabrina
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
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Abd Manaf, Latifah
Abdullah Ho, Sabrina
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja.
author_facet Ayuba, Kadafa Adati
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Abdullah Ho, Sabrina
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
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title Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja.
title_short Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja.
title_full Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja.
title_fullStr Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja.
title_full_unstemmed Current status of municipal solid waste management practise in FCT Abuja.
title_sort current status of municipal solid waste management practise in fct abuja.
publisher Maxwell Science Publication
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28946/1/Current%20status%20of%20municipal%20solid%20waste%20management%20practise%20in%20FCT%20Abuja.pdf
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