Abstract:
Solid waste management is one of the major issues facing most countries
globally. Solid waste was already a problem long before water and air pollution
issues attracted public attention. Solid waste management represents a major
economic and environmental issue throughout the world. Governments have
adopted public private partnership (PPP) as a solution for solid waste
management because of the herculean nature of the waste management task in
terms of finance and technical expertise. The study focused on public private
partnership in solid waste management in the Sunyani Municipality. The main
objective of the study was to interrogate the institutional arrangement put in place
for public private partnership in the Sunyani Municipality. To achieve the
objective the study adopted the qualitative approach and interviewed 32
respondents using semi-structured interviewing and non-participant observation.
Data collected were analysed and presented under themes. The study found that
the institutional arrangement for PPP in the Sunyani Municipality was weak.
However, it was established that solid waste management in the municipality was
guided by national laws on environmental health and bye-laws of the Assembly.
With respect to resources in the implementation of PPP, the study found that,
even though the private partner had some resources, they were not enough for the
proper management of solid waste in the Sunyani Municipality under a PPP
arrangement. The study recommends the strengthening of institutional
arrangement such as monitoring, sanctioning of poor performance and the
formulation of bye-laws by the Assembly to guide the PPP arrangement.
