The issue of solid waste in most countries of the subregion and beyond constitutes a major threat to public health with a wide chain of repercussions affecting humans, plants and biodiversity.

According to research, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone still struggle with effective solid waste despite policies, measures and efforts by authorities and concerned stakeholders.

In several suburbs of Abuja – Nigeria’s capital, residents are groaning under the burden of pungent smell and communicable diseases resulting from massive solid waste indiscriminately dumped into drainages.