Stakeholder Views on Waste and Its Management in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Abstract

Management of waste in Ghana is primarily the responsibility of District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies in partnership with private waste management companies. The main objective of this study was to assess stakeholder views on waste and its management in Tamale Metropolis. Purposive sampling was used to interview a total of 11 stakeholders from both private and public sectors to solicit their views on the problem of waste generation and its management in the Tamale Metropolis. The study revealed that 100% of the stakeholders considered waste and its management as a serious problem in the Tamale Metropolis. The stakeholders considered improper waste disposal as the major problem in the Metropolis. It is therefore eminent that the fastest growing city in West Africa in recent years is gradually becoming a slum despite being

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“…Majority of respondents (73.7 % in Bolgatanga and 77.8 % in Wa believed there was not adequate consultation of stakeholders in waste management planning and decision-making. These findings completely differed from Adongo et al. (2015) , where 91% of stakeholders stated service providers adequately consulted them during decision-making.…”

“…The variations may be due to the differences in the number and nature of participants in the study. While this study included a vast number of stakeholders (68) spanning a wide variety of backgrounds, Adongo et al. (2015) sought the opinions of 11 stakeholders.…”