Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana
The CapVal project in Ghana demonstrated the feasibility of integrating circular economy principles into urban sanitation systems through resource recovery enterprises. Implemented in partnership with municipal authorities and private sector actors, the project established three waste-to-value busin...
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International Water Management Institute
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| author | Mansour, G. Darteh, B. Jabagi, E. Nikiema, Josiane Cofie, Olufunke O. |
| author_browse | Cofie, Olufunke O. Darteh, B. Jabagi, E. Mansour, G. Nikiema, Josiane |
| author_facet | Mansour, G. Darteh, B. Jabagi, E. Nikiema, Josiane Cofie, Olufunke O. |
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| description | The CapVal project in Ghana demonstrated the feasibility of integrating circular economy principles into urban sanitation systems through resource recovery enterprises. Implemented in partnership with municipal authorities and private sector actors, the project established three waste-to-value businesses: compost production from fecal sludge and organic waste, biomass briquette manufacturing from wood residues, and aquaculture utilizing treated wastewater. Located in Somanya and Kumasi, these facilities operated under joint venture agreements that enabled shared ownership, operational responsibilities, and cost recovery. While the compost enterprise faced market barriers such as limited demand and exclusion from national subsidy schemes, the briquette and aquaculture ventures showed greater commercial promise, particularly in meeting industrial fuel needs and local fish consumption.Despite constraints including land acquisition delays, regulatory compliance challenges, and weak institutional capacity, the project contributed to improved sanitation services, employment generation, and environmental protection. Findings underscore the importance of initial public investment, cross-sector collaboration, and targeted policy reforms to support the scalability and long-term sustainability of circular sanitation enterprises in low- and middle-income contexts. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1149992025-11-07T08:04:59Z Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana Mansour, G. Darteh, B. Jabagi, E. Nikiema, Josiane Cofie, Olufunke O. business models circular economy urban areas waste management wastewater treatment solid wastes waste treatment faecal sludge sawdust agricultural wastes urban wastes urban agriculture urban development energy generation forestry composting briquettes aquaculture public-private partnerships stakeholders product certification project implementation land acquisitions marketing employment The CapVal project in Ghana demonstrated the feasibility of integrating circular economy principles into urban sanitation systems through resource recovery enterprises. Implemented in partnership with municipal authorities and private sector actors, the project established three waste-to-value businesses: compost production from fecal sludge and organic waste, biomass briquette manufacturing from wood residues, and aquaculture utilizing treated wastewater. Located in Somanya and Kumasi, these facilities operated under joint venture agreements that enabled shared ownership, operational responsibilities, and cost recovery. While the compost enterprise faced market barriers such as limited demand and exclusion from national subsidy schemes, the briquette and aquaculture ventures showed greater commercial promise, particularly in meeting industrial fuel needs and local fish consumption.Despite constraints including land acquisition delays, regulatory compliance challenges, and weak institutional capacity, the project contributed to improved sanitation services, employment generation, and environmental protection. Findings underscore the importance of initial public investment, cross-sector collaboration, and targeted policy reforms to support the scalability and long-term sustainability of circular sanitation enterprises in low- and middle-income contexts. 2021-09-15 2021-09-15T16:02:36Z 2021-09-15T16:02:36Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114999 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Mansour, G.; Darteh, B.; Jabagi, E.; Nikiema, Josiane; Cofie, Olufunke. 2021. Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 39p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.221] |
| spellingShingle | business models circular economy urban areas waste management wastewater treatment solid wastes waste treatment faecal sludge sawdust agricultural wastes urban wastes urban agriculture urban development energy generation forestry composting briquettes aquaculture public-private partnerships stakeholders product certification project implementation land acquisitions marketing employment Mansour, G. Darteh, B. Jabagi, E. Nikiema, Josiane Cofie, Olufunke O. Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana |
| title | Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana |
| title_full | Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana |
| title_short | Supporting enterprises in capturing waste value: lessons learned from the CapVal sanitation project in Ghana |
| title_sort | supporting enterprises in capturing waste value lessons learned from the capval sanitation project in ghana |
| topic | business models circular economy urban areas waste management wastewater treatment solid wastes waste treatment faecal sludge sawdust agricultural wastes urban wastes urban agriculture urban development energy generation forestry composting briquettes aquaculture public-private partnerships stakeholders product certification project implementation land acquisitions marketing employment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114999 |
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