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: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

Solid waste management in urban communities in Ghana: A case study of the Kumasi metropolis

Paul Sarfo-Mensah
  • Paul Sarfo-Mensah
  • Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Kwaku Obeng-Okrah
  • Kwaku Obeng-Okrah
  • Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Albert Abraham Arhin
  • Albert Abraham Arhin
  • Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Theophilus Kwarteng Amaning
  • Theophilus Kwarteng Amaning
  • Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar
Richard Tetteh Oblitei
  • Richard Tetteh Oblitei
  • Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Search for this author on:
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 28 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 July 2019
  •  Published: 30 September 2019

How to cite this article

APA /
Sarfo-Mensah, P., Obeng-Okrah, K., Arhin, A. A., Amaning, T. K., & Oblitei, R. T. (2019). Solid waste management in urban communities in Ghana: A case study of the Kumasi metropolis. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 13(9), 342-353.
Chicago /
Paul Sarfo-Mensah, Kwaku Obeng-Okrah, Albert Abraham Arhin, Theophilus Kwarteng Amaning and Richard Tetteh Oblitei  . "Solid waste management in urban communities in Ghana: A case study of the Kumasi metropolis." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 13, no. 9 (2019): 342-353.
MLA /
Paul Sarfo-Mensah, et al. "Solid waste management in urban communities in Ghana: A case study of the Kumasi metropolis." African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 13.9 (2019): 342-353.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST2019.2713
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJEST/article-abstract/F39D6C461635

Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

Back to Vol. 13 No. 9
Back to articles
SUBSCRIBE TO RSS
SUBMIT MANUSCRIPT
CONFERENCES