Table 3: Characteristics of open landfills in the study.
Country/city |
Name |
Surface (ha) |
Types of waste |
Quantity of waste (T/year) |
References |
Côte d’Ivoire/Abidjan |
Akouédo |
153 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
550,000 |
[5,15,28] |
Nigeria/Ibadan |
Aba-Eku |
10 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
990,000 |
[38] |
Nigeria/Lagos |
Olushosun |
42 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
1000,000 |
[17,31,39] |
Ghana/Kumasi |
Kronum |
06 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
25,000 |
[35] |
Ghana/Kumasi |
Amakon |
10 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
40,000 |
[35] |
Ghana/Accra |
Kpone |
18 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
1,000,000 |
[13] |
Ghana/Accra |
Agbogbloshie |
- |
Of |
50,000 |
[16,18] |
Togo/Lomé |
Agoè |
10 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
250,000 |
[40] |
Niger/Niamey |
Niamey 2000 |
10 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
61,500 |
[25] |
Sierra Leone/Freetown |
Granville Brook |
06 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
90,000 |
[26] |
Senegal/Dakar |
Mbeubeuss |
175 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
1,000,000 |
[11,29,33,34,41] |
Gambia/Kanifing |
Bakoteh |
18 |
DM, DI, DA, DE, DAS |
52,000 |
[24] |