Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of scrap metal management on the environment
and residents of theKassenaNankana Municipality in the Upper East Region of
Ghana. Generation of solid waste and for that matter scrap metal is inevitable and
hence the urgent need to adopt prudent and sound scrap metal management strategies
to deal with the situation. The main aim of the study was to assess scrap metal
management strategies and their effects on the environment and the people in the
KassenaNankana Municipality. The study employed mixed methodology which
allows the use of questionnaires and observation to collect relevant data for the study.
The study specifically explored the impacts of scrap metal on the people of the study
area, methods adopted for scrap metal management and economic benefits of scrap
metal. The study reveals that scrap metal is a challenge in the municipality but
thatsome people have been able to turn the challenge into an opportunity through the
management strategies. Scrap metals have created employment for the collectors,
dealers and recyclers which help them to earn some income. Scrap metal management
strategies adopted include, collection and storage, reuse and recycling. Therefore, the
study recommends that the Municipal assembly should support the recyclers with
capacity building training and finances to expand their businesses and be more
effective.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION, Faculty of TECHNICAL EDUCATION, Submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for the award of Master of Technology (Mechanical) degree
