Examination of Household Solid Waste Management in Nadowli Township in Ghana: A Waste Management Hierarchy Approach

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The purpose of the study was

The Role of Non-Governmental Sector in Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Technologies and Services in North- Western Ghana

“…Figure 7 shows a compost pit (A) and the various types of solid waste being processed at Gbengbee community in the Lawra District. Composting relates to energy recovery, which also reduces the volume of solid waste that ends in the landfill (Bukari et al, 2017), adding to the benefits of improved sanitation as discussed above. 5 summarises other efficiency parameters of CIKOD's interventions in WASH, as well as livelihoods impacts and the challenges associated with each.…”

The health-trash nexus in challenging environments: A spatial mixed methods analysis of Accra, Ghana

“…This situation also occurs, or is worsened when there is local unhappiness in the management of "o cial" trash removal services (Addai & Danso-Abbeam, 2014; Amoah, 2018). One such problem being the perceived issue of corruption (Bukari et al, 2017). As a result trash disposal is often highly heterogeneous, including burning, burying or the illegal dumping in any available space such as the alleys between houses, on open ground, or in the drains designed to carry away excess water and sewage (Bempah et al, 2020;Safo-adu et al, 2019).…”