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. Its a course students majoring in environmental resource management, environmental engineering, civil engineering, forestry, environmental. In order to manage waste, the environmental protection agency epa and the solid waste act favor an integrated solid waste man. 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. Meanwhile, the study found that the issue of solid waste management is increasingly becoming a problem in the rural areas of ghana. What are some interesting topics for a masters thesis on. Municipal environment, a thesis submitted to the department of chemistry.
Municipal solid waste management in accra, ghana, is at present delivered in an unsustainable manner. Sarah jewitt, for guiding me in writing this thesis. This article assesses the performance of the city of accra, ghana, in municipal solid waste management as defined by the integrated sustainable waste management framework. Despite the environmental and health implications of plastic waste, plastic. Investigate what problems the city encounters in managing solid waste. Municipal solid waste disposal in developing countries. Pdf solid waste management is one of the major challenges confronting cities. Exploring the role of the informal sector in solid waste recycling in johannesburg. Solid waste management challenges in urban areas of. Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification as a. Collection of waste management dissertation topic ideas. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of coastal communities.
Due to uncontrolled urbanisation, large quantities of waste are generated daily in accra, and. Materials and methods the household solid waste management swm problem was observed and recorded during a reconnaissance visit of residential estates in eldoret. A research paper submitted to the faculty of science, university of the witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of science. This thesis does so by looking into the concept of environmental effectiveness and its four determinants regulatory structure, time, economic structure, and science as. Solid waste management in the developing countries. In many industrialised countries, waste minimisation and recyclingreuse policies have been introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated, and increasingly, alternative waste management practices to waste disposal on land have. Before introducing the process, however, lets start with a discussion of the material being managedsolid waste.
Collection and disposal of solid waste by private companies in. A case study of social environmental injustice in solid waste management in accra and sekonditakoradi, doctorate of philosophy thesis, university of nottingham. Waste management is an essential public service which potentially can have serious impacts on public health and environmental quality in any human settlement. Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices. The problem is only compounded by insufficient funding. Sustaining effective solid waste management practices is crucial to both developed and developing countries.
Guides for municipal solid waste management in pacific countries. The waste management system so far in ghana has not properly integrated other solutions as collection, treatment, and supply for reuse, reprocessing and final disposal. Journal of environment pollution and human health 2. Assessment of the impact of solid waste dumpsites on some. Focus of the thesis is on the management of plastic waste from households in copenhagen. Challenges of solid waste collection and disposal in the cities of ghana 32.
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. In new mexico, the legislature passed the solid waste act of 1990, which set a goal of diverting 25% of new mexicos municipal solid waste from landfills by 1995 and 50% by july 1, 2000. This study investigates the nature of the solid waste problem in two ghanaian cities, accra and. I hereby declare that the dissertation is the result of my own original work and that no part of it. The study investigated households solid waste separation practices in the cape coast metropolis. Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification. Source separation of solid waste, though rarely practiced in ghana and africa, holds great promise to usher the country and continent into the realm of integrated and sustainable solid waste management option. The environmental sanitation policy of ghana 2010 and. Coupled with weak institutional capacity, and lack of resources, both human and capital, the city authorities face.
Waste management options in ghana, future strategy imani. Make comparison on how households and the municipality take responsibility in storing, collecting, transporting, treating and disposing solid waste. In many industrialised countries, waste minimisation and recyclingreuse policies have been introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated, and increasingly, alternative waste management practices to. Oct 11, 2019 solid waste management is an essential service in any society. To move higher up the sanitation ladder, ghana would have to process most of the. An analysis of the social relations in waste management. Assessment of the impact of solid waste dumpsites on. Coupled with weak institutional capacity, and lack of resources, both human and.
Solid waste management has over the years been an albatross around the neck of city authorities in ghana. Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification as. Comparative analysis of households solid waste management in. Pdf critical issues of municipal solid waste management in ghana. The environmental effectiveness of solid waste management. An assessment of solid waste management system in the. An investigation into solid waste management in townships. It defines solid waste management as the process of collecting, storing, treatment and disposal of solid wastes in such a way that they are harmless to humans, plants, animals, the ecology and the environment generally.
Waste management, simply and obviously put, refers to the actions and activities needed to manage waste from its start to its last disposal. Assess solid waste management practices in polokwane city. Waste management practices, especially the solid waste, differ significantly for developed and developing countries, for urban and rural areas, and for residential, commercial, and industrial producers. Healthy cities healthy islands document series, no 6. Solid waste management challenges in urban areas of ghana. Integration of municipal solid waste management in accra ghana bioreactor treatment technology as an integral part of the management process, a thesis submitted to the lund university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the master of science msc degree in international environmental science. Tema has been transformed rapidly from a small fishing village into an industrial nerve center of ghanas economy. A camera was used to collect and record data on the prevailing state of waste management.
The design and optimization of solid waste manage ment technologies and practices that aim at maximizing the yield of valuable products from waste as well as minimizing the environmental effects have little or no consideration in the african region. This was shown, for example, in two studies from ghana and dhaka city, bangladesh, in which the. An analysis of solid waste generation and waste management. Baabereyir, anthony 2009 urban environmental problems in. Assessing the challenges affecting solid waste management. With your download, get the 19 best papers relevant to this one, including 19 top related papers. The aim of this study is to assess solid waste management among household in a large ghanaians district. Pdf questionnaire for solid waste management survey. Solid waste refers to the range of garbage materialsarising from animal and human activitiesthat are discarded as unwanted and useless. Pdf questionnaire for solid waste management survey mary. Solid waste disposal methods and regulative policies in ghana. Apr 12, 2018 the journey towards sustainable waste management may be a long one but what the country needs now are gigantic leaps not small steps. Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the.
It is in line with this perspective that the present study was conducted in the bawku municipality of the upper east region of ghana with the objective of assessing the solid waste management system in the municipality so as to under. Assessing the challenges affecting solid waste management system in the kumasi metropolis abstract in every aspect of human life, several unwanted materials are generated and these materials are discarded simply because they are considered waste. Issues and challenges of solid waste management practices in. This answer is a bit late for you since i know full well quora user, that you have already completed your masters degree. The case of tamale metropolitan area, authorfelix puopiel, year2014 felix puopiel published 2014 engineering a thesis submitted to the department of planning kwame nkrumah university of science and technology in. Within a period of fifteen years, accra has grown very rapidly with a population of about 5 million inhabitants. Urban environmental problems in ghana nottingham eprints. The thesis analyses the potential value of changing the plastic waste management system to a more circular system, where waste is not waste, but through investment in a finesorting facility is recycled and becomes a valued good. Unsustainable urbanization in ghana has resulted in poor environmental conditions in urban settlements in the country.
Solid waste management in accra municipal solid waste. Assessment of the municipal solid waste management system. A closeup of turbid river sosiani where leachate reachs. The predominant wastes being domestic solid waste, industrial. Because of the demographics changes, consumer behavior, rapid urbanization, and fast growing population municipalities in the developing countries, the decision makers are confronted with serious new challenges in solid waste management. All searches covered the period from 1997 up to october, 2014. Improper waste management and disposal has rippling effect on the environment and human health. A case of saboba, northern region by tasantab jerry chati this thesis is submitted. Waste management has become one of the biggest challenges confronting developing countries, including ghana. The various studies of waste management can be related to the fields of technology, financing, institution, policy and stakeholder. Increased population growth and rapid urbanisation have resulted in increased generation of volumes of waste in our cities.
Comparative analysis of households solid waste management. However for others who might look at this question, i have the following offerings. Assessment of the municipal solid waste management system in. Madagascar using the search terms medical waste in ghana and medical waste in madagascar respectively, added 3 articles. Due to uncontrolled urbanisation, large quantities.
The most common methods of solid waste disposal in ghana are through the combustion and land filling. A case study of social and environmental injustice in solid waste management in accra and sekonditakoradi anthony baabereyir ba ug, ghana, mphil ntnu, norway thesis submitted to the school of geography, university of nottingham, for the degree of doctor of philosophy january, 2009. Some may consider waste management a curious subject. The journey towards sustainable waste management may be a long one but what the country needs now are gigantic leaps not small steps. However, the nonbiodegradable nature of plastic waste poses a big problem since the plastic waste can stay in the environment for a quiet period of time causing all sorts of problems. Solid waste management in accra waste generation accra generates nearly 900,000 metric tons of solid waste per year,1 approximately 67% of which is organic matter. Solid waste management is a global issue that is a growing source of concern in developed and developing countries due to increase urbanization. Solid waste disposal, in particular, has become a daunting task for the municipal authorities who seem to lack the capacity to tackle the mounting waste situation. An assessment of solid waste management system in the kumasi. However, this thesis attempts to look at waste management from a social standpoint. Waste management, as a householdrelated activity, is also frequently seen as a typical female task. Future projections show that by 2025 daily solid waste generation in accra alone will reach 4,000 tons. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of coastal communities on. Municipal solid waste management mswm is a global challenge and the situation is worse in urban areas of developing countries due to ineffective disposal systems.
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