A cross-sectional evaluation of assorted solid waste generation in hotels in a major tourist city in southern Nigeria

IF 3 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Pub Date : 2025-06-02 DOI:10.1007/s10163-025-02268-7

Chidozie Charles Nnaji, Maxwell Oko

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Abstract

Calabar is a major tourist town in Nigeria that attracts over two million tourists annually. Twenty hotels of various categories were selected purposively for waste generation, characterization and composition survey for the months of August, September, early December (Carnival season) and late December (Christmas season). Daily rates of hotel waste generation were determined in-situ, while other studies were performed in the laboratory. Results obtained were subjected to statistical analysis to ascertain the significance of the difference in waste generation rates for various hotels, seasons and days of the week. While food/kitchen waste had the highest fraction of 32% and 39% for 1 star and 2 star hotels, respectively, glass had the highest fraction of 37% and 38% for 3 star and 4 star hotels, respectively. The average waste per capita waste generation for the various categories of hotels are 0.17, 0.30, 0.32 and 0.25 kg/capita/day for 1 star, 2 star, 3 star and 4 star hotels, respectively. ANOVA revealed that both hotel category and season of the year had a significant effect on rate of generation at 95% confidence level. The overall average per capita rate of biodegradable waste generation was highest in early December (0.164 kg/capita/day).

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在尼日利亚南部一个主要旅游城市的酒店产生的各种固体废物的横断面评价

卡拉巴尔是尼日利亚的一个主要旅游城市，每年吸引200多万游客。有针对性地选择了20家不同类别的酒店，在8月、9月、12月初（狂欢节季节）和12月下旬（圣诞节季节）进行垃圾产生、特征和成分调查。酒店垃圾的每日产生率是在现场确定的，而其他研究是在实验室进行的。对所得结果进行统计分析，以确定不同酒店、季节和一周中的天数的废物产生率差异的意义。一星级和二星级酒店的食物/厨房垃圾比例最高，分别为32%和39%，而三星级和四星级酒店的玻璃垃圾比例最高，分别为37%和38%。各类酒店的人均垃圾产生量1星级、2星级、3星级和4星级酒店分别为0.17、0.30、0.32和0.25 kg/人均/天。方差分析显示，在95%的置信水平上，酒店类别和季节对产生率都有显著影响。总体平均人均生物可降解废物产生率在12月初最高（0.164 kg/人均/天）。

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Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

16.10%

发文量

205

审稿时长

4.8 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management has a twofold focus: research in technical, political, and environmental problems of material cycles and waste management; and information that contributes to the development of an interdisciplinary science of material cycles and waste management. Its aim is to develop solutions and prescriptions for material cycles. The journal publishes original articles, reviews, and invited papers from a wide range of disciplines related to material cycles and waste management. The journal is published in cooperation with the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) and the Korea Society of Waste Management (KSWM).