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Solid waste management in Nsukka town in Enugu state of Nigeria
has remained a major challenge despite the efforts of the state
government through the Enugu State Waste Management Agency
(ESWAMA). The current method whereby households dump refuse
at designated locations by the road side to be cleared later has
not yielded much improved sanitation of the town. In this study
we propose an alternative waste management method that is
believed to be superior to the status quo if properly managed.
This study applies Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to
estimate the households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for this new
method in order to ascertain its applicability in Nsukka urban.
Data were collected from a sample of 500 households stratified
according to major streets in the town. The results show that the
mean WTP using different specifications of the model varies from
N527.50 (about 2.68) to N530.90 (about 2.68) per month. The
policy implication is that if the waste management agency adopts
the proposed scenario and manages it well the average revenue
realizable per month would be about N13,750,516 (about
$69,800). The authorities can compare this with the cost of
providing the service and see if it is worth the effort.
