MCB 452(WASTE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT)
FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING GENERATION AND DISPOSAL OF
WASTE
S. 12(1). No person shall dispose of any waste whether solid or liquid in an
unauthorized place including street, bush, body of water, land, etc. except as
approved by the environmental health Authority responsible for the area.
COMPILATION OF INSTITUTIONS & WASTE MANAGEMENT
REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA
As part of proactive measures by government to preserve the environment and
protect its inhabitants from hazardous wastes and nuisance, the Nigerian government
and several states therein have established various governmental authorities and
agencies that would ensure efficient and effective mode of management waste in the
country. The following are a list of solid waste management stakeholders and major
actors at both the Federal and State level;
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency
Federal Ministry of Environment (FMOE)
State Ministries of Environment
Lagos State Waste Disposal Board (LSWDB)
Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA)
Lagos State Waste Management Authority(LAWMA)
Lagos State Waste management Agency operatives (PSP)
Kano State Environmental Protection Agency
Oyo State Environmental Protection Commission
Ministry of Water Resources
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development
(FMEHUD)
Department of Petroleum Resources
Kaduna State Environmental Protection Agency
State Environmental Protection Agencies (SEPAs)
River State Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development
(FMEHUD))
Urban Development Board
STATUTORY REGULATIONS GUIDING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
IN NIGERIA
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACT 2007 (NESREA ACT)
After the repealing of the Federal Environmental Protection Act of 1988, the
NESREA Act, 2007 became the major statutory regulation or instrument
guiding environmental matters in Nigeria. It specially makes provision for
solid waste management and its administration and prescribes sanction for
offences or acts which run contrary to proper and adequate waste disposal
procedures and practices.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT OF 1992
The purpose of the EIA Act is to among other things establish before a
decision taken by any person, authority corporate body or unincorporated
body including the Government of the Federation, State or Local Government
intending to undertake or authorise the undertaking of any activity that may
likely or to a significant extent affect the environment. Such activities include
the disposal of solid waste in the environment.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (SANITATION AND WASTES
CONTROL) REGULATIONS, 2009
This regulation that was promulgated in 2009 among other things makes adequate
provisions for waste control and environmental sanitation including punishments in
cases of malfeasances.
THE HARMFUL WASTE (SPECIAL CRIMINAL PROVISIONS, ETC) ACT
The Decree prohibits the Carrying, depositing and dumping of harmful waste on any
land, territorial Waters, contagious zone, Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria or its
inland Water ways and prescribes severe penalties for any person found guilty of
any Crime relating thereto.
THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTES
REGULATIONS
These regulate the collection, treatment and disposal of solid and hazardous waste
for municipal and industrial sources and give the comprehensive list of chemicals
and chemical waste by toxicity categories.
THE NATIONAL OIL SPILL DETECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCY
ACT 2005 (NOSDRA ACT)
This statutory regulation makes adequate regulations on waste emanating from oil
production and exploration and its potential consequences to the environment.
THE NATIONAL EFFLUENTS LIMITATIONS REGULATION
This instrument makes it mandatory that industrial facilities install anti-pollution
equipment, make provision for further effluent treatment, prescribe maximum limit
of effluent parameters allowed for discharge, and spell out penalties for
contravention.
THE NATIONAL GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL IN NIGERIA.
This was launched on March 12th 1991 and represents the basic instrument for
monitoring and controlling industrial and urban pollution.
