Affiliation:
1. Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
Abstract
Purpose –– This study assessed the viability of composting as a waste management tool.
Methods –– This study assessed waste production and handling in Lagos State and adapted a case study of cost-benefit analysis to ascertain viability.
Findings –– Results from the study revealed that one hundred and forty-one billion, one hundred and sixty-one million, and six hundred thousand naira (₦141,161,600,000.00) equivalent to three hundred and twenty-three million, two hundred and sixteen thousand, five hundred and fifty-nine dollars ($323,216,559.05) would be generated as profit per annum if the total waste produced in Lagos State daily is converted to compost.
Conclusion & Recommendation –– This study recommends composting as the best waste management strategy in Lagos State and Nigeria due to its financial, environmental, health, and agricultural benefits.
Keywords –– Cost-benefit analysis, Compost, Waste Management, Lagos, Nigeria.
Publisher
University of Environment and Sustainable Development
Reference16 articles.
1. Al-Rumaihi, A., McKay, G., Mackey, H. R., & Al-Ansari. (2020). Environmental Impact Assessment of Food Waste Management Using Two Composting Technique. Sustainability. 12(4). doi.org/10.3390/su12041595.
2. Ali, G., Abbas, S., Tanikawa, H., Ahmed, S., Mollah, N. A. & Qamer, F. M. (2013). Comparative cost analysis of waste recycling for best energy alternative. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 3(8), 2220-6663.
3. Ayilara, M. S., Oluwaseyi, S. O., Olubukola, O. B. & Olu, O. (2020). Waste Management through Composting: Challenges and Potentials. Sustainability, 12(11), 44-56. doi:10.3390/su12114456.
4. Bakare, W. (2021). Why Do We Need Solid Waste Management? The Benefits of Recycling as an Energy Conservation Measure: Solid Waste Management in Nigeria, Bioenergy Consult. Retrieved from https://www.bioenergyconsult.com/solid-waste-nigeria/.
5. Chidi, N., Chinedu, O., Christian, E., Gerald, E., & Peter, M. (2021). Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade. The African Mirror. Retrieved from https://theafricanmirrortest.co.za/africities/informal-waste-management-in- lagos-is-big-business-policies-need-to-support-the-trade.