Assessing the Impact of Urbanization on Dumpsite Suitability Criteria in Benin City, Nigeria

Abstract

The fast growing economy has created different criteria in dumpsite selection as the challenge to manage the increasing rate of solid waste produced is still present. This research took Benin City as a case study obtaining data from an open-source database which are from remote sensing, Edo State open-data platform. Benin City just like most urban areas in other developing countries faces the challenge of solid waste management of which about thirty-four percent (34%) of waste generated are left at the point of generation and only sixty-six percent (66%) of waste generated are regularly collected for disposal. The challenges of municipal solid waste management include insufficient policy and legal framework, poor environmental planning and implementation, inadequate infrastructure, budgetary and operational constraints, inadequate environmental education, and overpopulation.