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Ghana's municipal solid waste management system is hindered by fragmented law enforcement, financial constraints, and a lack of formal monitoring and support for informal waste pickers, necessitating data-driven, inclusive policy integration to achieve a sustainable circular economy. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim is to identify gaps in Ghana’s solid waste management policies and explore inclusion of informal waste pickers.

August 3, 2026ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCHOpen Access

Towards circular economy: policies and acts governing municipal solid waste management and innovation opportunities for inclusive solid waste management in Ghana

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MKMarian Kusi-AppiahUniversity of Surrey FKFrancisca Kusi-AppiahUniversity of Professional Studies LLLirong LiuShenyang University of Technology

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Evaluates waste management policies in Ghana, aiming to integrate informal waste pickers into a sustainable circular economy.

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The aim is to identify gaps in Ghana’s solid waste management policies and explore inclusion of informal waste pickers.
Convergent mixed-methods research design
Semi-structured questionnaires with 13 expert stakeholders
Quantitative descriptive analysis and qualitative thematic analysis
Identification of fragmented law enforcement and financial constraints
Limited recognition and support for informal waste pickers
Recommendations for data-driven modelling to enhance governance and sustainability

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Kusi-Appiah et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70404875942ff7265e5202 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-026-00493-z

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Towards circular economy: policies and acts governing municipal solid waste management and innovation opportunities for inclusive solid waste management in Ghana

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