Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis
Fee-based solid waste collection, a system that holds great promise to reducing the financial burden of solid waste management on the municipalities of developing countries is reviewed in this research study. It is to promote financial sustainability through partial or full cost sharing of solid w...
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| author | Oduro-Appiah, K. Aidoo, D.O. Graham, S. |
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| description | Fee-based solid waste collection, a system that holds great promise to reducing the financial burden of solid waste
management on the municipalities of developing countries is reviewed in this research study. It is to promote financial sustainability through partial or full cost sharing of solid waste collection services and intended to serve as a guide to policy makers and waste management authorities in Ghana and other countries with developing economies. Information through survey and questionnaires from residents across the socio-economic divide was collected to determine willingness and ability to pay for solid waste collection services. A critical assessment of the
various capital and operational cost components that come into play in the collection process were considered and computed to determine the economic and social tariff that will be enough to offset the cost of collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste unto landfills. Residents of the metropolis have the ability and are willing to pay an economically affordable user charge of US$1.10 per household per month to offset and remove the
financial burden of solid waste collection off the metropolitan assembly. Consistent and efficient collection service is
recommended to ensure residents cooperation towards implementation of the system in Ghana. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ed4d0318a1d4dfebd42a063fc2f94a92022-12-22T03:28:25ZengInternational Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)International Journal of Development and Sustainability2186-86622186-86622013-06-0122629639Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolisOduro-Appiah, K.Aidoo, D.O. Graham, S.Fee-based solid waste collection, a system that holds great promise to reducing the financial burden of solid waste management on the municipalities of developing countries is reviewed in this research study. It is to promote financial sustainability through partial or full cost sharing of solid waste collection services and intended to serve as a guide to policy makers and waste management authorities in Ghana and other countries with developing economies. Information through survey and questionnaires from residents across the socio-economic divide was collected to determine willingness and ability to pay for solid waste collection services. A critical assessment of the various capital and operational cost components that come into play in the collection process were considered and computed to determine the economic and social tariff that will be enough to offset the cost of collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste unto landfills. Residents of the metropolis have the ability and are willing to pay an economically affordable user charge of US$1.10 per household per month to offset and remove the financial burden of solid waste collection off the metropolitan assembly. Consistent and efficient collection service is recommended to ensure residents cooperation towards implementation of the system in Ghana.http://isdsnet.com/ijds-v2n2-13.pdfSolid wasteFee-based solid waste collectionFinancial sustainabilityDeveloping economiesAccra metropolis |
| spellingShingle | Oduro-Appiah, K. Aidoo, D.O. Graham, S. Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis International Journal of Development and Sustainability Solid waste Fee-based solid waste collection Financial sustainability Developing economies Accra metropolis |
| title | Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis |
| title_full | Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis |
| title_fullStr | Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis |
| title_short | Fee-based solid waste collection in economically developing countries: The case of Accra metropolis |
| title_sort | fee based solid waste collection in economically developing countries the case of accra metropolis |
| topic | Solid waste Fee-based solid waste collection Financial sustainability Developing economies Accra metropolis |
| url | http://isdsnet.com/ijds-v2n2-13.pdf |
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