Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification as a measure towards effective waste management in Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · Technical University of Denmark
Abstract
Reliable national data on waste generation and composition that will inform effective planning on waste management in Ghana is absent. 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. Results show that rate of waste generation in Ghana was 0.47 kg/person/day, which translates into about 12,710 tons of waste per day per the current population of 27,043,093. Nationally, biodegradable waste (organics and papers) was 0.318 kg/person/day and non-biodegradable or recyclables (metals, glass, textiles, leather and rubbers) was 0.096…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 84.24
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 29
Authors
5- KMKodwo Miezah
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- KOKwasi Obiri‐Danso
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- ZKZsófia KádárCorresponding
Technical University of Denmark
- BFBernard Fei‐Baffoe
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- MMMoses Mensah
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Topics & keywords
- Municipal solid waste
- Waste management
- Measure (data warehouse)
- Characterization (materials science)
- Waste treatment
- Solid waste management
- Environmental science
- Engineering