Waste Management Strategies in an Urban Setting Example from the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Table 1

Type of waste storage bin used.

Community	Plastic (%)	Wooden basket (%)	Metal (%)	Total
Kaladan (L.C)	46.4	0.0	53.6	100
Chengli (L.C)	36.7	0.0	63.3	100
Vittin Estates (H.C)	97.0	3.0	0.0	100
Bilpeila (L.C)	60.0	0.0	40.0	100
E. Ridge (M.C)	73.3	3.3	23.3	100
Choggu (L.C)	42.9	7.1	50.0	100
Total	59.6	2.4	38.0	100

H.C: high class residential area; M.C: middle class residential area; L.C: low class residential area.
Sources: derived from Tamale Municipal Assembly (2003), Medium Term Development Plan 2002–2005, and the Ghana 2000 Population and Housing Census Report.