Electronic Waste Management in Ghana and Finland

Abstract

Electronic waste or e-waste is one of the issues increasing in developed and developing nations around the world. It includes a huge number of segments with substantial materials containing dangerous substances that can affect human health and the environment. Past study reveals the e-waste generated annually is calculated to be 20-50 million metric tons of which 50% to 80% finds its way to developing countries like Ghana, Nigeria and other parts of Africa and keeps on increasing day by day. With absence of proper infrastructural facilities and strategies for its recycling and reusing have had critical implication for the management of electronic waste in Ghana The purpose of this thesis was to provide a concise illustration of Ghana's present e- waste situation, the extent of the issue, disposal, recovery and recycle tasks. Another aim was to discuss how to improve the condition by adopting Finland e-waste management approach