This paper x-rayed the holistic impact of solid waste management approach in Port Harcourt municipality on the environment and public health of the people of the area; ranging from waste generation, storage, segregation, collection, treatment and disposal. The study area is densely populated and enormous volumes of solid wastes are generated, which demand proper collection and storage and disposal. Survey method (primary and secondary sources) of investigation was used to obtain the required data. Results show that about 75% of the storage facilities are substandard and insanitary, no colour coded container for different kinds of solid waste, as such all types of waste are lumped together that made sorting and treatment of waste extremely difficult. Results also show that collection of solid waste at open space transfer stations account for about 70%. This exposes the soil to pollution by leachate from the waste and surface water pollution from the runoff during precipitation. It was also observed that there was no compliance to operational standards. Also, aesthetic degradation and pollution of the environment was noted. Specifically, the groundwater bodies around these facilities appear vulnerable. Most importantly, these menaces of poor solid waste management approaches and the consequences cannot be abated, in as much as professionals and sanitarians are isolated from the scheme of things by government and relevant agencies in the area of study.
