The research setting was Freetown, founded on the 11th
March 1792. It was selected as a case study because it is
the capital city of Sierra Leone, a small country in West
Africa. It is a major Port city on the Atlantic Ocean located
on Coordinates 8.48˚N and 13.23˚W with a total
area of 137.8 square miles (357 square kilometers) in the
western area of the country. The climate of Sierra Leone
is tropical (hot and humid); with the raining season lasting
from May to December and the dry season from December
to April, and rainfall along the coast can reach
495 cm a year with Freetown having the highest amount
of rainfall, greater than 3500 milliliters. It has a population
of 772,873 [19]. The city is the economic, financial
and cultural centre of Sierra Leone. The city’s economy
revolves largely around it harbor-occupying a part of the
estuary of the Sierra Leone River in one of the world’s
largest natural harbor-Queen Elizabeth II Quay. This
harbor is capable of receiving ocean going vessels and
handles Sierra Leone’s main export. The city is politically
divided into three broad regions-East, Central and
West. The Granville Brook dumpsite, one of the oldest,
largest and most popular government designated open
dumpsite is located in the east of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The dumpsite is located at the neck of the estuary of
Granville Brook, on the line between Greater Freetown
and Kissy, on the Bai Bureh road—the busy, main highway
from the city to the rest of the country.