Recovery of Municipal Solid Waste Recyclables under Different Incentive Schemes in Tamale, Ghana

Wilhemina Asare, Sampson Oduro Kwarteng, Emmanuel A. Donkor and Mizpah A.D. Rockson
Additional contact information
Wilhemina Asare: Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00000, Ghana
Sampson Oduro Kwarteng: Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00000, Ghana
Emmanuel A. Donkor: Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00000, Ghana
Mizpah A.D. Rockson: Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi 00000, Ghana

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 23, 1-19

Abstract: The recovery of recyclables from the waste stream is a vital factor to consider in any recycling scheme since it enhances the quality of recyclables and ensures efficient recycling schemes. This study was conducted in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana to investigate incentive options that can promote municipal solid waste resource recovery to support policy decisions on the formalization of recycling scheme in the Metropolis. Solid waste source separation scheme was set up in four different waste management service zones in the Metropolis. The quantity of separated materials, set-out rate, as well as separation efficiency of the targeted materials in the scheme were also assessed. The result of the study indicated a high recovery factor for dry recyclables (53.97%) as against food waste (10.03%). There was a significant effect of incentives on waste material quantities. Significant differences also occurred in the set-out rates and separation efficiency. Moreover, the study showed that employing prize as a reward scheme in addition to the provision of a waste storage facility had a high propensity for waste material recovery. The study demonstrated that the quantity of waste materials that may be retrieved in a recycling scheme in different solid waste management service zones depends on the type of incentive employed in the scheme and the service zone considered.

Keywords: recovery; municipal solid waste; resource; options; incentives; recyclables (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/23/9869/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/23/9869/ (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:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:23:p:9869-:d:451043

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

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