Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management for Better-Quality Public Health and Environmental Sustainability in the Freetown Metropolitan City in Sierra Leone

Managing waste has been an aged-old challenge, especially in developing cities, like the Freetown Metropolitan City. Solid Waste and/or waste general is artefact of human activities that can spring from individuals, families, community, commercial/industrial operations etc. This study a qualitative investigation, and it intended to gather inclusive knowledge of solid wastes management for better public health Freetown, the Capital City of Sierra Leone. Statistical analysis was employed observe numerical representations on wide range selected data. In attempt achieve the aim this research project, reviews available online resources were exploited, juxtaposed with everyday existing state the Freetown’s municipality solid management. The revealed that residents Freetown produce average 0.45 kg per individual per day. It further established biodegradable/organic matters comprise approximately 75% 85% total stream along assorted retired furniture, scarp metals plastic bags as most important recyclable elements. The hitches connected municipal have become palpable, spanning past decade date. Among many other factors, upsurge influx urbanisation after 11 years brutal civil war that ended 2001, combine up insufficient approved dumping sites for waste disposal institutional incapability stand out. the contemporary approach carefully assessed efforts bring out feasible alternatives solid waste acclaim ways refining its activities. concluded from that, wastes Municipality must be tackled in synergetic approach. That is, government corroborating private managing actors so enhance excellent better-public health, sustainable environmental, urban economic development resourceful energy paradigm.