The role of stakeholders in the management of household solid waste in New Juaben Municipality, Ghana

Abstract

The aim of this study was assessing the role of key stakeholders in household solid waste management in the New Juaben Municipality. The study employed a mixed method approach involving the collection of quantitative and qualitative data. A semi-structured questionnaire interview was administered to 150 household heads or knowledgeable members of households. Key informant interviews were also conducted with identified key stakeholders in the municipality. Results showed that, majority of the respondents were females and the rest were males. A majority of the respondents were between the ages of 35 – 44 years. Though all of the households have bins for waste storage, majority of the respondents claimed storage of the household waste was the biggest problem they encounter. A majority of the respondents was willing to pay private companies between GHC 26 – 50.00 to manage their household solid waste on a monthly basis as about 80% of the households find their services satisfactory. Given the high willingness-to-pay by the hhouseholds in the municipality, it is recommended that, households should register for household bins with a registered service provider in the municipality with the flexibility to allocate as many bins as would be required by the households for effective household solid waste management. In addition, service providers must provide trainings, public information campaigns on waste reduction at source and the need to use registered bins. Regulators should employ more proactive approaches to check compliance with storage, collection, transport and disposal of household solid waste