Год выпуска: 2011 Автор: BAREC Ghana and Aminu Bonifacio Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 76 ISBN: 9783844305555
Описание
Over the years the Ghana-Canada Partnership For Environmental Education (GCPFEE) project has carried out knowledge mobilization and education related to different components of waste management such as proper disposal of inorganic and organic waste at Abesim community. Therefore this study is to examine the effectiveness of solid waste management education carried out by the GCPFEE project. A Simple random sampling technique was employed in choosing the sampling size of the study. Questionnaires and interview guide were the tools mainly used to collect the data. Secondary data for the research were also collected from internet, and newsletters. Majority of solid waste produced in the community is made up of polythene and empty sachet water bags. Individual households collect and dispose their own solid waste. It was found out that solid waste was disposed of through burning and burying at the local landfill site. The quantity of waste generated by respondents...