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Waste management in Cameroon: A new policy perspective?

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  • Manga, Veronica Ebot
  • Forton, Osric Tening
  • Read, Adam D.

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Towns and cities in Cameroon exhibit the burdens of waste management which characterise so many African cities. Several factors including inadequate financial resources, low levels of enforcement of regulations and poor governance often lead to poor solid waste management services. This paper presents a critical analysis of the state of solid waste management regulations in Cameroon and constraints this places on the delivery of sustainable waste management solutions. A case study of the Limbe Municipal Council is used to highlight some of the waste management related problems in the country. Results indicate that solid waste management services are rudimentary; essentially collect and dump. Current regulations do not adequately address waste handling or disposal. There are inefficiencies in the implementation of waste management policy due to the devolved responsibilities between several governmental agencies and the local councils. The paper discusses some of these constraints and concludes with suggestions for improving the delivery of sustainable waste management solutions.

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  • Manga, Veronica Ebot & Forton, Osric Tening & Read, Adam D., 2008. "Waste management in Cameroon: A new policy perspective?," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 52(4), pages 592-600.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:52:y:2008:i:4:p:592-600
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.07.003
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    1. Tadesse, Tewodros, 2009. "Environmental concern and its implication to household waste separation and disposal: Evidence from Mekelle, Ethiopia," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 53(4), pages 183-191.
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    3. Marie Anita Temgoua Zemo & Samuel Foto Menbohan & Bernard Tossou Atchrimi & Christiane Noel Wilfreid Betsi & Bertha Leslie Kussu Mouloungui & Jean Dzavi & Mathias Nwaha & Nathaniel Lactio, 2024. "Environmental Consequences of Unregulated Sanitation Practices in Urban Watercourse Neighborhoods in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Yaoundé City Cameroon," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 13, March.
    4. Do Carmo, Maria Scarlet & Puppim de Oliveira, Jose Antonio, 2010. "The Semantics of Garbage and the organization of the recyclers: Implementation challenges for establishing recycling cooperatives in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 54(12), pages 1261-1268.
    5. Manga, Veronica E. & Forton, Osric Tening & Mofor, Linus A. & Woodard, Ryan, 2011. "Health care waste management in Cameroon: A case study from the Southwestern Region," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 108-116.
    6. Cuadros, Francisco & López-Rodríguez, Fernando & Ruiz-Celma, Antonio & Rubiales, Fernando & González-González, Almudena, 2011. "Recycling, reuse and energetic valuation of meat industry wastes in Extremadura (Spain)," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 55(4), pages 393-399.

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