Solid Waste Management in Ghana: The Case of Tamale Metropolitan Area
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2010-07-12
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The study aimed ensuring a clean environment in the Tamale Metropolis. It analysed the underlying factors affecting effective solid waste management in the metropolis and suggested possible measures to tackle the problem. The research gathered data from two main sources namely: secondary and primary sources. The three main techniques employed in gathering the primary data were: preliminary field investigation, questionnaire survey and face-to-face interview. The following key findings were established to be the factors affecting effective solid waste management in the Metropolis. These are:
• Inadequate skip supply for storing waste.
• Lack of routine collection of waste.
• Poor methods of waste management.
• Inadequate resources for waste management institutions to effectively collect the waste generated.
In the light of these problems enumerated above, the research recommended the adequate supply of skips, regular collection of waste, use of Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Model, proper management of the landfill and adequate rsourcing of the waste management institutions.
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A Thesis submitted to the Department of Planning Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING.