_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: taiwo2020@yahoo.com; Journal of Scientific Research & Reports 9(1): 1-9, 2016; Article no.JSRR.16382 ISSN: 2320-0227 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org Solid Waste Management through Neibhourhood Cooperative Society in Onitsha, Nigeria Onugu Charles Uchenna 1 and Taiwo Abdulahi Olabisi 2* 1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, Nigeria. 2 Department of Cooperative Economics and Management, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Author OCU wrote the draft and the background of the study. Author TAO handled the review of related literatures and the analysis of data while both authors jointly read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JSRR/2016/16382 Editor(s): (1) Masafumi Tateda, Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan. Reviewers: (1) C. R. Ramakrishnaiah, Technologivcal Universiy, Karnataka, India. (2) Randa M. Osman, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. (3) Efe Sunday Ighovie, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11636 Received 29 th January 2015 Accepted 28 th February 2015 Published 29 th September 2015 ABSTRACT Urban waste management, collection and disposal have always been a universal problem. Extant literatures have documented the importance of solid waste management to the urban environment. Yet the performance of the authorities charged with the responsibility of solid waste management in this respect leaves much to be desired. This paper therefore examined the possibilities of neighborhood cooperatives in urban waste management in Onitsha metropolis of Anambra state. Based on convenience and high concentration of solid waste disposal, the researchers used judgmental method to select sample size clusters of 3-3; Odoakpu; Fegge and Awada, The researchers also used simple random technique to randomly distribute twenty-five (25) questionnaires each to 25 households (One hundred (100) respondents) in the study area. Data were analyzed using simple percentage and mean, under the modified four point likert scale. From the result of the investigation, the following findings are drawn: that the various types of waste produced in Onitsha metropolis include, degradable wastes, non degradable wastes, combustible Case Study