Challenges of Privatizing Waste Management in the in Wa Municipality Of Ghana: A Case of Zoomlion Ghana Limited

Abstract

In the past, management of waste in the Wa municipality in particular and Ghana in general was the soleresponsibility of District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies. As a result of inefficiency in management ofwaste by District, Municipal, and Metropolitan Assemblies, a private company known as zoomlion GhanaLimited was contracted to shoulder waste management in the entire country. This paper sought to examinechallenges in privatizing waste management in the Wa municipality of Ghana. Documented evidence reveals thatthe Integrated Solid Waste Management model has become the most preferred model for managing solid wastein urban centers of developing countries, it has not been adopted in the management of waste in the Wamunicipality by Zoomlion Ghana Limited due to financial and logistical constraints. Also Zoomlion GhanaLimited lacks the technical know how to effectively manage the waste generated. It is recommended that there isthe need for an introduction of incentive schemes such as subsidies, concessional loans and tax incentives toencourage investment in acquisition of equipment, research, training and project demonstration by the privatesector.

Keywords: Challenges, Privatizing, Waste, Management