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Authors:
YEMADJE Alda Aude Sèna, YETONGNON, Judith Eric Georges, KADJEGBIN Toundé Roméo Gislain, Benin
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Abstract:
The constant increase in the
quantity of waste is a thoughtful issue for the city of Parakou, which mainly
adopts traditional dumping as a waste treatment method. The obvious consequence
is the proliferation of uncontrolled dumps that annoy for the population. The
aim of this work is to present the current situation of waste management in
this city for a more effective and sustainable intervention.
A descriptive and analytical
study was conducted. The choice of purposive sampling was adopted and mainly
concerned institutions, pre-collection and collection structures involved in
waste management. Excel software was used for data processing and Arc-View to
produce the maps.
The results show sixteen (16)
pre-collect waste structures from 31.50% of households in the city of Parakou
with rudimentary and insufficient equipment and understaffed staff for an
average of 4.11 garbage collectors per structure. As for collection, the two
companies that collect waste from the collection points to the final dump are
no longer working. Thus, the collection points are overflowing, the waste is up
to the level of the storefront and makes it difficult to move around. So, the
garbage collectors are forced to go to the final dump, but 10.30% of them dump
the waste on the illegal dumps. Dumps proliferate in the city and generate
olfactory and visual nuisances that constitute a danger to the health of the
population. 66.67% of NGOs raised issues related to complaints from people
living near the dumpsites. It is therefore crucial to strengthen both
financially and technically the structures involved in waste management and opt
for management based really on recovery.
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