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Academic and Research articles

Ackah, R., Carboo, D., & Gyamfi, E. T. (2012). Challenges of plastic waste disposal in Ghana: a
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Adipah, S. (2019). Challenges and Improvement Opportunities for Accra City MSWM System. Journal of
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Agbefe, L. E., Lawson, E. T., & Yirenya-Tawiah, D. (2019). Awareness on waste segregation at source
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Lartey, T.(2015). The Effects of Plastic Pollution on Inshore Marine Fishing Activities: Insights from
Elmina Coastline in the Keea Municipality (Doctoral dissertation, University of Ghana).

Microbial Biotechnology, 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13328 Impact analysis of flood in Accra,

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Oduro-Appiah, K., Scheinberg, A., Mensah, A., Afful, A., Boadu, H. K., & de Vries, N. (2017).
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Accra, Ghana. City, Territory and Architecture, 1(1), 10.

Owusu-Sekyere, E., Bagah, D. A., & Quansah, J. Y. D. (2015). The urban solid waste management
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Panashe, J.A., & Yiporo, D. (2020). Recycling of plastic waste materials: mechanical properties and
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Quartey, E. T., Tosefa, H., Danquah, K. A. B., & Obrsalova, I. (2015). Theoretical framework for plastic
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Stoler, J. (2013). The sachet water phenomenon in Accra: Socioeconomic, environmental, and public
health implications for water security. In Spatial Inequalities (pp. 181-190). Springer, Dordrecht.

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Interviews

Adomdza, G. (2020, Feberuary 10). Ashesi business professor and lead for Ashesi Design lab(D-Lab). (D.
Chikokonya, & L. Teta, Interviewers)

Affum, K. (2019, May 12). Borla Beach Management. (D. Chikokonya, Interviewer)

Al-Khalqi, N. (2020, Feb 7). Programs director, Millennium Campus network. (D. Chikokonya, & L. Teta,
Interviewers)

Armah, K. (2020, March 14). Owner of Trashbags,Circle-Accra. (M. Madzoma, Interviewer)

Asare, E. (2020, February 13). Environmental advocate. (M. Madzoma, Interviewer)

Awuah-Darko, J. (2020, Feb 14). A student who reuses materials from Agbogbloshie dump site. (N. Tim,
Interviewer)

Chichi. (2020, Feb 14). Sachet water plastic vendor. (M. Ruzvidzo, Interviewer)

Chikwangura, F. (2020 , March 16). Ruwa Council Secretary. (D. Chikokonya, Interviewer)

Boakye-Yiadom, A. (2020, March 03). President of Ashesi Leo Club. (L. Teta, Interviewer)

Boateng, N. (2020, March 16). Founder of Nelplast Ghana limited. (L. Teta, Interviewer)

Dankwa, K. (2020, Jan 12). A vendor who sells plastic sachets. (D. Chikokonya, Interviewer)

Danquah, P. (2020, February 8). Founder of Ahote Saniation project. (L. Teta, Interviewer)

Fifi, S. (2020, Jan 11). A vendor who sells second-hand clothes. (D. Chikokonya, Interviewer)

Gahadza, C. (2020, March 17). Owner of Portlook recycles. (D. Chikokonya, Interviewer)

Kadonzvo, M. (2020, January 28). current Ashesi graduate and Melton Foundation fellow. (D.
Chikokonya, & L. Teta, Interviewers)

Panashe, A. (2020, February 16). Founder and lead of SisuTerra Technologies. (L. Teta, Interviewer)

Sabbogu, B. (2020, March 14). Informal waste collector, Accra. (M. Madzoma, Interviewer)

Shamu, T. (2020, Feb 14). A vendor who sells sachet water, Accra. (N. Tim, Interviewer)

Tettey, D. (2020, Jan 20). Sachet water plastic recycler, Berekuso. (M. Ruzvidzo, Interviewer)

Vaghar, S. (2020, Feb 7). Director,Millennium Campus Network. (L. T. Chikokonya, Interviewer)

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Walcourt, K. (2020, Febe 12). Lead of Green initiative that arrange clean up campaigns. (L. Teta,
Interviewer)

Yeboah, A. (2020, Feb 24). Representative from Recycle-up Ghana. (L. Teta, Interviewer)

News articles and Websites

Acquah, E. (2020, January 31). PHOTOS: Asylum Down gutter choked with plastic waste.
Kasapa102.5FM. https://kasapafmonline.com/2020/01/photos-asylum-down-gutter-chokedwith-
plastic-waste/

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WSP 2012 Ghana loses GHC420 million annually due to poor sanitation. March: Economic Impacts of
Poor Sanitation in Africa. Retrieved from: https://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/WSP-
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