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Ponte Academic Journal
Sep 2016, Volume 72, Issue 9

RESEARCH ON COMPARISON OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TAMALE, GHANA AND TOKYO, JAPAN WITH REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Author(s): Yahaya Yakubu ,Jun Zhou, Zhaohui Luo

J. Ponte - Sep 2016 - Volume 72 - Issue 9
doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2016.9.28



Abstract:
This study analyzed the relationship between GDP per capita and population to the total municipal solid waste (TMSW) generated per annum in Tamale, Ghana and Tokyo, Japan. The influence of GDP per capita and population on the composition of municipal solid waste was also carried out. It further explored the current integrated waste management system operating in the city of Tokyo, Japan and drew lessons from its success story that will help implement a sustainable waste management system in the city of Tamale, Ghana. Results from this study showed a strong correlation between the GDP per capita, population and TMSW parameters in Tamale, Ghana and Tokyo, Japan respectively. It was also revealed that the waste management system in Tokyo is effective and sustainable because it is well integrated. It has been further discovered that the waste management of Tamale is characterized by lack of routine collection and poor methods of management. After comparing the existing waste management strategies between Tamale, Ghana and Tokyo, Japan, it can be therefore be assumed that adopting the success stories of Tokyo, Japan will help in transforming the management process applied by the city of Tamale in its municipal solid waste management.
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