Theoretical Framework for Plastic Waste Management in Ghana through Extended Producer Responsibility: Case of Sachet Water Waste

Ebo Tawiah Quartey, Hero Tosefa, Kwasi Asare Baffour Danquah and Ilona Obrsalova
Additional contact information
Ebo Tawiah Quartey: Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Pardubice, Pardubice 573, 53210, Czech Republic
Hero Tosefa: Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Pardubice, Pardubice 573, 53210, Czech Republic
Kwasi Asare Baffour Danquah: Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Pardubice, Pardubice 573, 53210, Czech Republic
Ilona Obrsalova: Faculty of Economics and Administration, Institute of Administrative and Social Sciences, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, 95, 532 10, Czech Republic,

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: Currently, use and disposal of plastic by consumers through waste management activities in Ghana not only creates environmental problems, but also reinforces the notion of a wasteful society. The magnitude of this problem has led to increasing pressure from the public for efficient and practical measures to solve the waste problem. This paper analyses the impact of plastic use and disposal in Ghana. It emphasizes the need for commitment to proper management of the impacts of plastic waste and effective environmental management in the country. Sustainable Solid Waste Management (SSWM) is a critical problem for developing countries with regards to climate change and greenhouse gas emission, and also the general wellbeing of the populace. Key themes of this paper are producer responsibility and management of products at end of life. The paper proposes two theatrical recovery models that can be used to address the issue of sachet waste in Ghana.

Keywords: plastic waste management; producer responsibility; recovery; sachet water waste; environmental problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (6)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/8/9907/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/8/9907/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:8:p:9907-9919:d:54507

Access Statistics for this article

IJERPH is currently edited by Ms. Jenna Liu

More articles in IJERPH from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().