SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN ABATTOIR DESIGN

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Department of Environmental Design

ABSTRACT
Waste in whatever form is considered as serious menace to any built environment in both developed and developing countries. In recent years, most developing countries have started taking measures to improve their abattoirs waste management practices. The increase amount of waste generated by abattoirs is usually not properly managed. The research is aim to develop an abattoir waste management strategy through architectural design that utilizes Biogas /Anaerobic digester as a source of sustainable energy for the operation of an abattoir. Chapter one focuses on introductory part of the study which highlight the background of the study, states the research problem, justify the essence and significance of the study as well as aim and objectives of the study. In chapter two, literature review was done to investigate the potential of abattoir wastes to befoul the environment, or cause hazards to human health, and harm to living resources and ecological systems. Abattoir wastes include animal blood, horns, bones, animal faeces, paunch manure, and abattoir effluent. Chapter three discuses the various approaches adopted for the research to study the sustainable means of waste management in abattoir design by proper utilization of waste to produce energy. For this research, the instrument used to collect data include: structured interview, checklist, photographs, sketches and notes. Chapter four analysis the case studies result that shows abattoir wastes have the potential to pollute surface waters, underground waters, abattoir environment, and consumables around the abattoir, especially when abattoir wastes are not properly treated and disposed off. vii In conclusion, it is recommended that abattoir wastes should be sustainably managed in a modern way through Architectural design to achieve allowable standards, drive renewable energy and exploit the benefits locking in the wastes before safely and economically disposing the ultimate wastes. In order to develop abattoir wastes management strategies that would ensure reduction in environmental pollution in Nigeria, this research proposes some architectural considerations on the potential of abattoir wastes through creating anaerobic digester within abattoirs that can generate a remarkable energy for optimum utilisation.