The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) introduced the use of dumpster as a solid waste collection strategy few years ago. The effectiveness of this strategy in addressing the solid waste collection problem is assessed in this study. Initially, nearby temporary refuse dumps were in existence at different locations in different residential neighborhoods but recently, the trend was improved upon by the introduction of dumpsters and mobile compactors with a view to providing solutions to the numerous environmental problems posed by the use of dumpsites. The goal is to evolve measures for efficient waste collection in Enugu metropolis. The study utilized the nearest neighbor statistical technique to identify the spatial pattern of dumpsters and to test hypothesis (1) which states that there is no significant random spatial pattern of dumpster’s distribution in Enugu metropolis. The result with a record 2.10 Rn Index revealed that the pattern of s, dumpster location were unplanned, randomly and maximally spaced outside the convenient reach of the target residents thereby resulting to an increasing waste management ineffectiveness on the part of ESWAMA. The study determined 1,187 deficit numbers of dumpsters and recommends a total of 1,600 dumpsters, as the required number in order to attain the stipulated standard distance for effective operation of the system. A planned distribution pattern of dumpsters in the metropolis at Rn 0.8 was also recommended. The study also generated data for waste collection plan and suggests areas for further studies.

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