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Municipal solid waste management performance
journal contribution
posted on 2020-07-23, 10:08 authored by Patrick Aaniamenga Bowan, Sam KayagaSam Kayaga, Andrew Cotton, Julie FisherSustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is a major challenge in urban
areas throughout the world, with the situation getting worse in most developing
countries. This paper evaluates MSWM performance in Ghana, using the Wa
Municipality as a case study. The policy and legal, institutional, and financial frameworks,
as well as the technical capacity for waste management, were examined. The
methodology and research design for the study was an exploratory and interpretive case
study that was analysed through both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The
study findings indicate that Ghana has a good institutional framework, sufficient and
robust legislation, existing bylaws, policies and programmes regarding MSWM.
However, the challenge is the non-enforcement of and non-compliance with the laws and
regulations governing MSWM. Also, the emphasis on stakeholders’ involvement in
MSWM in the country is focused mainly on waste collection, and no attention paid to
waste reduction, treatment and final disposal. Additionally, waste management
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financing and the technical capacity for waste management are woefully inadequate.
Thus, improving the enabling environment for sustainable MSWM with a focus on the
examined indicators could scale up MSWM performance in Ghana for the attainment
waste management goals.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Published in
Journal of Studies in Social SciencesVolume
19Issue
5Publisher
Infinity PressVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)