Ineffective solid waste management remains a major challenge to many developing economies, ghana inclusive. It is estimated that throughout the country only about 10% of solid wastes gen. With respect to hazardous waste management, there are currently no clearly distinguishable methods for the disposal of hazardous waste. Due to uncontrolled urbanisation, large quantities of waste are generated daily in accra, and. It also highlights the amount and sources of plastic waste in ghana and discusses the options for sustainable plastic. Electronic waste management in ghana issues and practices 153 however, larry summers, a former economist of the world bank in 1991, reportedly justifies the economic sense of the exportation of ewaste to developing countries. List of waste management companies and services in ghana. Pdf solid waste management in coastal ghana semantic scholar. Sep 19, 2016 in ghana, per capita generation of plastic waste stands at 0. It further investigates the social distribution of environmental. The first phase of the project focused on the improvement of municipal waste management in the city of kumasi in ghana. Sustainable management of plastic waste in ghana ghananrw.
Ministry of health health care waste management in. Assessment of the municipal solid waste management system in accra, ghana. Annual global ewaste management gem network meeting, july 15. While waste management is a nationwide issue in ghana, its most obvious in accra, a fastgrowing city of four million that generates about 3,000. The environmental sanitation policy of ghana 2010 and. Solid waste management has over the years been an albatross around the neck of city authorities in ghana. Information on general waste management policies and technological measures. Challenges and improvement opportunities for accra city mswm. Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices.
Accras modern day waste management deficiencies has it beginnings in the 1980s when ghana was in a period of economic decline. Solid waste management challenges in urban areas of. Domestic waste management strategies in accra, ghana and. This is as a result of inadequate waste management infrastructure, low patronage of the few infrastructure available, and poor management. Characteristics and management of landfill solid waste in. As a second measure, plans are in place to design and implement a oneweek training programme in north rhinewestphalia on sustainable management of plastic waste. Making waste management a priority issue at all levels of governance regional asean, national, and local level and the priority of the political and local community through the development of a harmonized regional, national and local waste management policy framework as. Up to 20 representatives from public institutions, the private sector, civil society and the media in ghana will be invited to participate in the programme. Plastic waste management in ghana a complete failure and. Ghana to set up ewaste recycling plant ghana business news.
Although accra provides full waste collection services in parts of the city, waste. Experienced in ghana over the past decade show how waste management is. Coupled with weak institutional capacity, and lack of resources, both human and capital, the city authorities face. Municipal solid waste management in accra, ghana, is at present delivered in an unsustainable manner. Electronic waste management in ghana issues and practices. Waste management ghana list of ghana waste management companies.
Waste management ghana list of ghana waste management. For the waste characterization, samples from different areas and depths of the landfill, representing different ages of deposition were used. Management of waste in ghana proper ways of waste management is explained using the waste management hierarchy. Below is a list of the top waste management companies in ghana and their contacts. And that is because, ewaste from almost every part of the world finds its way into the country, potentially poisoning its land and underground water sources with a cocktail of heavy metal chemicals such as cadmium, lead, barium, mercury, arsenic and polybromynated flame retardants.
Waste management sustainable development the united nations. Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification as. In order to set up sustainable change processes, the participation and broad support of relevant stakeholders and decision makers on site were initially ensured within the framework of a project preparation mission. Article pdf available january 2014 with 25,958 reads. Even though advances in several areas of ewaste management in ghana have been made, important challenges still remain and need to be tackled. Particularly in accra and kumasi, where over 4,000tons of solid waste is generated daily, waste management departments still grapple with the. Mar 22, 2018 while waste management is a nationwide issue in ghana, its most obvious in accra, a fastgrowing city of four million that generates about 3,000 metric tonnes of waste a day. A survey carried out in 2001 to assess health care waste management in health facilities in ghana showed that waste management practices were below acceptable standards and posed risk to staff and communities. This study examined the waste characteristics and the operational management at the oti landfill in kumasi, ghana. Tema has been transformed rapidly from a small fishing village into an industrial nerve center of ghanas economy. Pdf many cities in ghana have no controlled system for waste disposal. There is however limited information on the characteristics of landfill waste in ghana. Making waste management a priority issue at all levels of governance regional asean, national, and local level and the priority of the political and local community through the development of a harmonized regional, national and local waste management policy framework as per 3rs is critical to success. Even though advances in several areas of e waste management in ghana have been made, important challenges still remain and need to be tackled.
Government policy and initiatives on ewaste in ghana by. The main challenges lie in the persistence of informal recycling activities and connected adverse effects for humans. To help obtain this data on a regional basis, selected households in each region were recruited to obtain data on rate of waste generation, physical composition of waste, sorting and separation efficiency and per capita of waste. Due to uncontrolled urbanisation, large quantities of waste are generated daily in accra, and this exerts much pressure on an over strained solid waste management system. The consequence is an increase in vulnerability to sanitation related diseases such. Ghana is a typical example of a developing country, where waste management is often characterized by inadequate financial and logistical arrangements, poor service coverage, operational inefficiencies, dearth of skilled manpower, lack of enforcement of regulations, and poor cultural attitudes to waste handling hardoy et al. The comparative analysis of solid waste management between rural and urban ghana is largely lacking. Alternatives for waste management guide g314 fahzy abdulrahman1 cooperative extension service college of agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences introduction this publication provides an overview of the reasons and ways to better manage garbage or other household waste. Solid waste management in accra accra, the capital of ghana, has over 2 million inhabitants, more than one. Proposals for a sustainable management approach for ghana. Waste management in tema ghana introduction tema is a coastal city, situated about 25km east of accra, it has a land area of 368. It analyzes the need for public commitment to effective management of environmental policies in ghana and nigeria.
Increased population growth and rapid urbanisation have resulted in increased generation of volumes of waste in our cities. The study employed crosssectional survey covering both rural and urban districts in the ashanti and greater accra regions of. Agwu, mnim, mnisp department of business administration, niger delta university, wilberforce island, bayelsa state abstract the paper examined the relationship between individual background sex, age and social class. Assessment of the municipal solid waste management system in. This study examines the environmental issues in ghana, and nigeria. However, we will understand in the next section that labour provision model in exchange for waste management services is a potential solution to the poor waste management problem in ghana. Ghana has been cited as the country with the biggest ewaste dumping site in the world. Ghana 1999, the guidelines for the development and management of landfills in ghana, and the guidelines for biomedical waste 2000. It also highlights the amount and sources of plastic waste in ghana and discusses the options for sustainable plastic waste management in ghana. Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices in portharcourt city, nigeria a behavioural perspective dr.
Solid waste management challenges in urban areas of ghana. Top 10 waste management challenges ghana must overcome top. Waste management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection, separation, treatment and disposal, as well as manuscripts that address waste management policy, education, and economic and environmental assessments. Waste is burned in pits, dumped in random locations, or disposed of.
Tackling ewaste management in ghana world resources forum. The report discusses the legal and regulatory frameworks for solid waste management in ghana. Waste management options in ghana, future strategy imani. Situation analysis of the urban sanitation sector in ghana. This study therefore chronicles issues relating to solid waste management, drawing experiences from wa, the regional capital of the upper west region. This study investigated the solid waste situation and the organisation of solid waste management in both urban and rural settings from the perspective of households. Ministry of health health care waste management in ghana. Reliable national data on waste generation and composition that will inform effective planning on waste management in ghana is absent. Plans must describe waste management policies that aim to comply with the waste hierarchy and to achieve continuous improvement in waste management. Waste management has become one of the biggest challenges confronting developing countries, including ghana.
Within a period of fifteen years, accra has grown very rapidly with a population of about 5 million inhabitants. Solid waste management in accra municipal solid waste. All these acts and regulations emanate from the national. Waste management practices in ghana international society for. May 27, 2014 solid waste management has over the years been an albatross around the neck of city authorities in ghana. Solid waste management is a major problem in most areas of coastal ghana, where waste is dumped into drains that discharge into the sea or is dumped directly onto beaches. Municipal solid waste management in the accra metropolitan. A series of coups and political turmoil concurrent with a decline in the price of its largest exports cocoa had caused a number. It is a nationally and internationally accepted guide for prioritizing waste management practices with the objective of achieving. Department of planning, knust, kumasi, ghana email of corresponding author. Up to 20 representatives from public institutions, the private sector, civil society and the media in. Apr 12, 2018 ghana is a typical example of a developing country, where waste management is often characterized by inadequate financial and logistical arrangements, poor service coverage, operational inefficiencies, dearth of skilled manpower, lack of enforcement of regulations, and poor cultural attitudes to waste handling hardoy et al. Absence of a national policy and guidelines and standard operating procedures ii. Comparative analysis of households solid waste management in.
It was headed by the minister of water and sanitation mr. Pdf executing environmental policy and waste management in. The case of tamale metropolitan area felix puopiel 1 justice owusuansah 2 1. In ghana, per capita generation of plastic waste stands at 0. The predominant wastes being domestic solid waste, industrial waste and construction waste. Assessment methods for solid waste management swm sys. General waste management in ghana is the responsibility of the ministry of local.
Sustainable management of plastic waste in ghana ghana. A seven weeks field research in ghana involving the use of semi. Particularly in accra and kumasi, where over 4,000tons of solid waste is generated daily, waste management departments still grapple with the collection of this huge amount of solid waste. Waste management is a very serious problem, which the country is finding very difficult to solve, despite the emergence of the various private waste management companies. Waste management as a social problem has neither spared the developed nor. It has been a while, but in the week may 610, 2019 this mission was followed up by a market study on waste management and circular economy in ghana.