Environmental sanitation policy and solid waste management in Sunyani municipality

Abstract

Solid Waste management is one of the least recognized public policy issues in Ghana. Quite apart from the obvious physical unattractiveness of the business, waste management often competes with more pressing economic and social issues such as fiscal and trade matters, unemployment and poverty, education and health. Even within the domain of environmental sustainability, the management of waste has had to play second fiddle to more apparently manifest challenges such as land and coastal degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Waste management, however, remains a major challenge for any society, since all natural processes generate waste. The particular economic, social and environmental circumstances of the Sunyani municipality make this issue especially critical for medium to long-term sustainable development. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/31698