WASTE TO WEALTH MANAGEMENT: PANACEA TO THE MENACE OF
WASTE GENERATION. Ajayi O. Adebayo, OYO STATE FADAMA
COORDINATION OFFICE (OYSFADO), Qtr. 52, Jericho Reservation Area, Baale
Oyewole Street, Idi Ishin, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Ignorance coupled with poverty may be adduced as the reason for the wasteful
habits of must people in the densely populated states.
Waste management is the precise name for the collection, transportation, disposal or
recycling and monitoring of waste. This term is assigned to the material, waste
material that is produced through human being activity. This material is managed to
avoid its adverse effect over human health and environment. Most of the time, waste
is managed to get resources from it. The waste to be managed includes all forms of
matter i.e. gaseous, liquid, solid and radioactive matter.
Waste generation is an indispensable phenomenon in our daily activities.
However, other than causing environmental pollution, waste (Domestic and Industrial)
could serve as raw materials for values added products (Composting) which play a
significant role both in domestic and industrial application. Utilization of wastes in
the production of value added products (Waste to Wealth) is examined as an
alternative to indiscriminate disposal of waste. The use of waste as raw materials for
other product (such as compost, methane gas production) is considered to reduce
waste and maximize the utilization of wastes being generated on daily basis.
Consequently this waste-to-wealth approach contributes immensely to the
development of economic and industrial base of the nation and food security.
Therefore, this work examined how the waste generated domestically and
industrially can be converted to useful products (Compost) and how much can be
realised to encourage private production.