Growing populations and consumption drive the challenges of solid waste management
(SWM); globalization of transport, food production, and trade, including waste trading …

Increased population growth and rapid urbanization have resulted in the generation of large
quantities of solid waste across major urban cities in Ghana, outstripping local authorities' …

Purpose The study analyses the factors that promote pro-environmental intentions and
sustainable electronic waste management among households in a developing country …

Despite the clear link between air pollution and health, research to investigate the
relationship between municipal solid waste management and air pollution and health has …

Economic and spatial informality dominates the cityscape of countries in the Global South.
From the perspective of urban practitioners and other stakeholders, there are two main …

The study examines the nature of activities and assess knowledge on occupational safety
and health (OS&H) risks and practices among solid waste collectors in two low-income …

Twenty years of formal private sector participation in solid waste management in Ghana has
failed to deliver an increase in collection coverage and recycling rates. This article shares …

Whether private solid waste management companies are efficient in solid waste collection
(SWC) has long dominated public discourse in Ghana. In many instances, such discourses …

abstract Ghanaian cities are caught in a double bind. On the one hand, their solid waste
management (SWM) needs are rapidly growing; on the other hand, state-sponsored funding …

Despite significant knowledge about the potential health hazards of waste, there are few
studies in African cities that investigate awareness of health issues related to waste …