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SUBMITTED BY :
1. Navneet.S.Sindegansur
2. Aditya.M.Mavaskar
3. Vipin.P.Tiwari
4. Mayuri.N.Dhawale
5. Sakshi Saini
STUDENT OF
SIXTH SEMESTER POLITECHNIC CIVIL ENGINEERING
Under the guidance of
Mrunali Makode
INTRODUCTION
1.1Background to the study
Plastic waste is a significant portion of the total municipal solid
waste. Therefore there should be the need for proper waste
management system.
Solid waste Management is one of the major environmental
concern in Ghana. Landfills are becoming scare and the cost in
building landfills sites are increasing. The only once we have
here is the dumping site which is been managed by the MMDAs
and some sanitation agencies.
During transportation of wastes from home and industries by
this sanitation agencies to the dumping sites some fallout from
the trucks into gutters. More over plastics are being littered
misused all over the country and now causing threat to the
Nation. Some of these problem associated with plastic waste in
Ghana includes: