In the course of
this work, certain concepts will be used frequently; it is therefore necessary
to highlight their meaning. They include:
Waste:
It is described as useless or discarded materials or objects that arise
from residential areas, industries, agricultural and livestock activities
generated at a particular period of time which may also be important for other
purposes.
Refuse: This can be referred to as
solid waste such as bottles, papers, sharps, boxes etc.
Environmental sanitation: This is the
process of taming the environment so
that it does not constitute hazard to man but promote health and prevent
diseases.
Municipal solid waste (MSW): It can also be called urban solid
waste, which includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition
of commercial waste collected by a municipality within a given area.
Waste management : This is a
measure taken to
ensure that waste surrounded the industries, homes, agricultural places are well disposed off, to its final
stage in a way that it will not pose a
hazard to man and his environment.