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Determinants of Unsafe Plastic Waste Disposal among Households in the Tamale Metropolitan Area, Ghana

Journal of environmental and public health, 2021-10, Vol.2021, p.1-6 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2021 Emmanuel Kombiok et al. ;Copyright © 2021 Emmanuel Kombiok et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ;Copyright © 2021 Emmanuel Kombiok et al. 2021 ;ISSN: 1687-9805 ;EISSN: 1687-9813 ;DOI: 10.1155/2021/9974029 ;PMID: 34659424

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  • Title:
    Determinants of Unsafe Plastic Waste Disposal among Households in the Tamale Metropolitan Area, Ghana
  • Author: Kombiok, Emmanuel ; Nyamekye, Kingsley Atta ; Adjei, Rita ; Danquah, Leslie
  • A. Al-Khatib, Issam ; Issam A Al-Khatib
  • Subjects: Central business districts ; Creeks & streams ; Developing countries ; Education ; Households ; Industrialized nations ; LDCs ; Low income groups ; Metropolitan areas ; Organizational aspects ; Plastic debris ; Plastic pollution ; Plastics ; Population growth ; Questionnaires ; Rural urban migration ; Sample size ; Sanitation ; Social factors ; Waste disposal ; Waste management
  • Is Part Of: Journal of environmental and public health, 2021-10, Vol.2021, p.1-6
  • Description: Background. The global discourse on plastic waste generation and disposal has over the last two decades, gained traction with the aid of research-based evidence. Though observed globally, the situation is quickly deteriorating in developing countries such as Ghana. In Ghana and Africa as a whole, rapidly increasing population and rural to urban migration have been cited as factors that exacerbate the existing struggles with plastic pollution. This study aimed at identifying the determinants of unsafe plastic waste disposal among households. Methods. The study was carried out in three communities in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. Data were collected from 270 randomly selected households through household surveys, key informant interviews, and direct field observations. Results. The study revealed that the majority (63.3%) of the total respondents used and disposed of their plastic waste “unsafely.” The analysis showed that the education level and household wealth were significant determinants of unsafe plastic disposal. Conclusion. The study concludes that challenges of plastic waste management are not limited to economic, technical, and institutional factors, but social factors such as human behavior are key aspects of waste management that need attention. The study, therefore, recommends strict enforcement of sanitation by-laws, promotion of education, and provision of alternatives to plastics that will minimize the need for importing and manufacturing plastics, as potential steps towards addressing unsafe disposal of plastics in the domestic environment.
  • Publisher: New York: Hindawi
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1687-9805
    EISSN: 1687-9813
    DOI: 10.1155/2021/9974029
    PMID: 34659424
  • Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
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