*Department of Architecture, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
**Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Online published on 11 December, 2013.
The bulk of the solid wastes carted away from residential precincts of Nigeria and other Third World cities often form high heaps in dumps at the city outskirts and transit highways; constituting bigger nuisance and health hazards to a larger, unsuspecting populace. This study examines routes of solid wastes from the various household generators to their destinations in a typical solid waste management strategy in Ogbomoso, a medium city in Nigeria. It appraises the mechanism for the movement of solid wastes generated from households to neigbourhood dumps and finally to their ultimate destinations. The efficiency of and satisfaction with the operative mechanism for pooling and removing these wastes from individual houses and residential neigbourhoods are examined among residents through questionnaires. These are administered to sampled houses from three distinct residential populations density zones in the city. Through observatory trips, the movement pattern of these wastes were followed from each household to their final dump sites, along highways and at designated spots at the city. Pheriphery! The result shows that no further action is taken on the wastes except for occasional, unsuccessful burning attempts. The shortcomings in these strategies are highlighted and recommendations made towards the treatment of the wastes for healthy environment and enhanced socio-economics of residents and local administrations.
