Household willingness to pay for waste management service

ABSTRACT

Waste management is a global environmental problem. This article addresses research gaps in rural waste management in Ghana by establishing the willingness, and factors determining the willingness of rural residents to pay for waste management services (WMS). A Logit model was used to estimate the determinants of willingness to pay (WTP) for WMS, and a Tobit model was used to assess the determinants of the amount willing to pay for WMS. Factors that positively affect WTP for WMS are gender, marital status, education, monthly earnings, house ownership, mode of disposal, quantity of waste, and the distance to disposal. Age, household size, and adaptability have a negative effect. Gender, education, monthly earnings, house ownership, mode of disposal, the quantity of waste, and the frequency of disposal positively influence the amount respondents are prepared to pay, while age, household size, and adaptability to change negatively influence the amount to pay for improved WMS.

KEYWORDS:

• Rural development
• environmental sustainability
• pollution
• sanitation

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).