Adewole, A. Taiwo
This paper reviews the waste management practises and the issue of sustainable development in Nigeria. It was discovered that mainly, private sector participation, highway managers, local government and Lagos State Waste Management Authority are responsible for the collection and disposal of all types of waste generated in Lagos State. While in term of solid waste, only six (including existing and new) dumpsites (erroneously refer to as landfills) exist in Lagos State, while all the closed dumpsites are still being used illegally among several other illegal dumpsites that adorn the landscape. It was also discovered that most of the industries if not all in Isolo Industrial Environment of Lagos State, for example has no pollution abatement programme for their effluent, during the course of study, it was also discovered that Lagos Lagoon alone is estimated to absorb 10,000 M 3 of industrial effluent daily. It was also found that, waste disposal habit of the people, corruption, work attitude, inadequate plants and equipment among others are militating against effective waste management to attain sustainable development in Nigeria as a whole. Data generated by the study shows that the method adopted by these agencies was found to be ineffective and fall short of international standards in waste management practises and sustainable development. The finding of this review will be useful to researchers, government stakeholders and professionals working in the area of waste to energy, recycling, material recovery and climate change.
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