Abattoir Waste Contribution To Municipal Waste Generation

Increased population means increased demand for meat. Thus, more slaughter waste is expected to be generated. Knowing an estimated quantity of waste generation can help in planning and influence the type of management systems needed for now and for the future. There are no sufficient measures or facilities to treat wastewater for environmental safety. An investigative survey and quantitative approach were used to evaluate the combined waste generation for Kperisi and Kambali slaughter houses (abattoirs) and management of same in Wa Municipality of Upper West Region over a period of six months (172 days), where 5,848, 35% of all slaughtered livestock for study period were randomly selected and measured as an average representative for the respective types. Schaeffer’s formular was used to determine the live weight of 2,064 cattle, 2580 goats and 1204 sheep out of 16,856. Average live weights were 543.30 kg for cattle, 45.31 kg for goats and 56.42 kg for sheep generating 0.52 tons of blood, 0.38 tons of intestinal content, 0.29 tons of tissues and 0.58 tons of bone as daily abattoir waste, translating into 179.57 tons of blood, 130.38 tons of intestinal content, 100.17 tons of waste tissues and 196.77 tons of bone annually, based on standard waste per slaughter for these livestock. Annual waste of 606.88 metric tons and 1,300.035m³ of waste water are generated every year based on the study. The enormous volume of waste makes the issue of meat safety risks associated with its disposal an immediate, ongoing and serious one