Table 3.
Willingness-to-pay for waste management services.
| Variables N | Total (N=1560) (%) | Takoradi (N=295) (%) | Tamale (N=297) (%) | Accra (N=467) (%) | Kumasi (N=501) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current financing option for your household waste | |||||
| User charges | 43.1 | 55.7 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 48.8 |
| Through taxes | 5.30 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 3.50 | 7.50 |
| Subsidy from assembly | 4.80 | 6.20 | 10.0 | 4.30 | 1.80 |
| Government grants | 4.50 | 2.60 | 3.00 | 0.80 | 9.50 |
| Self-payments | 42.3 | 31.1 | 49.8 | 57.9 | 32.5 |
| Current financing option effective | 76.2 | 61.9 | 68.9 | 74.7 | 89.6 |
| Current financing option have effect on the service delivery | 69.6 | 61.0 | 74.7 | 55.0 | 84.7 |
| Worth paying for the services of waste collection/management | 82.0 | 77.8 | 78.8 | 89.7 | 78.9 |
| Method of pay for existing services | |||||
| Revenue collector | 64.2 | 74.9 | 75.1 | 81.9 | 27.6 |
| Pay point outlet | 24.5 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 9.60 | 53.6 |
| Walk to service provider's office | 10.2 | 7.30 | 7.70 | 7.00 | 18.1 |
| Through bank | 0.40 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Others | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.5.0 | 0.70 |
| Satisfied with the mode of payment | 82.7 | 74.1 | 82.8 | 81.6 | 88.7 |
| If no, preferred payment model | |||||
| Add to electricity bill | 29.7 | 8.00 | 75.0 | 26.1 | 6.90 |
| Add to water bill | 12.9 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 16.8 | 10.7 |
| Add to property rate | 20.9 | 34.0 | 3.2 | 29.4 | 19.8 |
| Taxation | 34.8 | 43.0 | 8.1 | 25.2 | 62.6 |
| Others | 1.70 | 2.00 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 0.00 |
| Consider waste management as a public good | 82.8 | 86.3 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.2 |
| Who you think should pay for your waste collection | |||||
| Local government/assembly | 32.7 | 55.3 | 29.1 | 34.8 | 34.4 |
| Community | 3.40 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 10.6 | 5.20 |
| Taxation | 12.0 | 9.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| Self-payment | 51.9 | 32.1 | 53.7 | 40.6 | 45.1 |
| Others | 0.00 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 2.40 |
| Prepared to pay something towards the treatment and disposal of waste | 62.2 | 57.7 | 56.5 | 67.1 | 64.1 |
| If no, whom you think should pay for treatment and disposal | |||||
| Municipal assembly | 61.2 | 64.2 | 75.7 | 63.2 | 49.0 |
| Service provider | 13.7 | 16.8 | 2.8 | 15.8 | 16.5 |
| Through tax | 24.1 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 34.6 |
| Others (most cited: government) | 0.80 | 1.20 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Willing to make additional payments for improved quality of services. Motivation to pay extra | 53.7 | 54.5 | 53.1 | 61.7 | 46.6 |
| Increase in frequency of lifting | 62.5 | 50.5 | 70.3 | 51.6 | 83.4 |
| Adding bin liner | 13.6 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 20.1 | 7.2 |
| Effective communication | 11.5 | 20.3 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Provision of free receptacle | 10.8 | 17.6 | 3.1 | 15.4 | 1.8 |
| Others | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.40 | 0.00 |