Performance of private companies involved in urban solid waste management: Evidence from three cities in Ghana

Access to Sanitation and Safe Water: Global Partnerships and Local Actions - Proceedings of the 33rd WEDC International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 114-120

  Duro Kwarteng, S ^a   Van Dijk, M P ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNESCO THE Institute for Water Education   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Performance; Solid waste; Solid waste management; Solid waste vehicle productivity; Vehicle utilization

Indexed keywords

NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE DRIVERS; PRIVATE COMPANIES; ROUTE PLANNING; SERVICE PROVIDER; VEHICLE OPERATIONS; VEHICLE UTILIZATION;

INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; SANITATION; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84891930148     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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