African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1129

Full Length Research Paper

Stakeholders’ perceptions on key drivers for and barriers to household e-waste management in Accra, Ghana

Kwabena Badu-Yeboah
  • Kwabena Badu-Yeboah
  • Department of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Clifford Amoako
  • Clifford Amoako
  • Department of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa
  • Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa
  • Department of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 22 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 24 October 2017
  •  Published: 30 November 2018

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