LANDFILL SITE SELECTION IN DELTA STATE NIGERIA

Solid waste management is considered as one of the most serious environmental problems confronting municipal authorities in developing countries. With rising urbanization pressurizing land availability for waste disposal; landfills are now sited in unsuitable areas especially in developing countries like Nigeria. This work reviews the literature on landfill siting techniques and brings to the fore the need for proper landfill site selection taking into cognisance significant amount of spatial information, engineering data, environmental, social and economic criteria to locate sites which protects the public and the environment in Delta State.