the word “Waste” has been used in
different circumstances to mean refuse, excreta or sewage. Waste actually means
all these words and include others. Waste is therefore described as substances
produced in our daily activities which are unwanted and no longer useful to us.
These substances must be handled and disposed off with care so that they do not
constitute danger to public health (Federal Ministry of Housing and Environment
Monograph services No. 20).
No the other hand what constitute waste and
nuisance to one group may become raw material to other another group. System of
municipal waste disposal has always been the responsibility of the local government
authority executed singly or in combination of the following set ups (WAHEB
2001).