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Solid waste collection in Accra: The impact of decentralisation and privatisation
on the practice and performance of service delivery
Obirih-Opareh, N.
Publication date
2003
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Obirih-Opareh, N. (2003). Solid waste collection in Accra: The impact of decentralisation and
privatisation on the practice and performance of service delivery. Universiteit van
Amsterdam/AGIDS.
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Listt of Tables
Tablee 5.1 Political landscape of governments in Ghana 103 Tablee 5.2 Formula for sharing district assembly common fund 123 Tablee 6.1 Compost production of the Teshie-Nungua Plant 1994-1997 163
Tablee 6.2 Selected research localities for solid waste management in Accra 172
Tablee 6.3 Major characteristics of institutional arrangements 175 Tablee 6.4 Distribution of AMA's central communal containers as at
Junee 1999 178 Tablee 6.5 Areas with house-to-house services as at June 1999 178
Tablee 6.6 Dumping fees per trip of waste at waste disposal site paid by
privatee contrac-tors for house-to-house collection as at 1999 180 Tablee 7.1 The first most important waste collection problem mentioned by
respondentss in each selected research locality 186 Tablee 7.2 The first most important waste collection problem per mode of
wastee disposal 187 Tablee 7.3 Consumers' appreciation of frequency of waste collection per
selectedd research locality 189 Tablee 7.4 Consumers' appreciation of frequency of waste collection by
wastee collector 189 Tablee 7.5 Consumers' appreciation of cleanliness of service by waste
collectorr 190 Tablee 7.6 Consumers' appreciation of cleanliness of service by area
(selectedd research locality) 190 Tablee 7.7 Desired improvements in waste collection by mode of waste
disposall 192 Tablee 7.8 Desired improvements in waste collection by area (selected
researchh locality) 193 Tablee 7.9 Consumers' appreciation of cost of waste collection by mode of
wastee disposal 196 Tablee 7.10 Consumers' appreciation of cost of waste collection by area
(selectedd research locality) 196 Tablee 7.11 Preparedness to pay for better waste collection methods by mode
off waste disposal 197 Tablee 7.12 Preparedness to pay for better waste collection methods by area
(selectedd research locality) 197 Tablee 7.13 Affordability of better waste collection methods by area (selected
Contents Contents Tablee 7.14 Tablee 7.15 Tablee 8.1 Tablee 8.2a Tablee 8.2b Tablee 8.3 Tablee 8.4 Tablee 8.5 Tablee 8.6 Tablee 8.7
Affordabilityy of better waste collection methods by mode of waste
disposall 200 Matrixx of service providers as at December 2000 205
Assessmentt scheme for institutional arrangements in solid waste
collectionn 212 Incomee and expenditure of solid waste collection in Accra
Metropolitann Assembly 224 Incomee and expenditure for solid waste collection services in
Accraa Metropolitan Assembly 224 Revenuee mobilisation of Accra Metropolitan Area 226
Neww user fees since April 2000 based upon area classification 227 Performancee assessment of various institutional arrangements in
solidd waste collection 234 Thee environmental impact of various institutional arrangements in
solidd waste collection 235 Performancee monitoring of various institutional arrangements in
solidd waste collection 236
Listt of Figures
Figuree 4.1. Actors and relationships in solid waste management 79 Figuree 5.1 The organogram of local government administration in Ghana,
sincee 1988 114 Thee new local government system in Ghana, since 1988 115
Projectedd shares of public and private providers in SWC in Accra 179
Consumers'' opinion on solid waste collection 203 Deficitt in financing solid waste collection 225
Accraa district with the other two districts: Tema and Ga districts 16
Showingg research localities 20 Ghanaa administrative map 100 Ghanaa district map 101 Areaa coverage of public and private modes of solid waste
collectionn in Accra (1998) 223
Listt of Plates
Platee 6.1 Young girls participation in solid waste collection 159 Figuree 5.2 Figuree 6.1 Figuree 7.1 Figuree 8.1 Listt of Maps Mapp 1.1 Mapp 1.2 Mapp 5.1 Mapp 5.2 Mapp 8.1
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