Abstract:
This research assessed how small scale sawmills wood waste disposal affect the
environment in Kumasi metropolis. The study was conducted at selected local timber mills
in Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The study was a descriptive social survey design
which sought to portray an accurate profile of persons, events and situations. To harness
the needed information, a triangulation method comprising of questionnaire, interview and
observation/photography methods were employed in gathering data. Purposive random
sampling method was used in selection of two hundred and thirty eight (238) respondents
from population comprising of wood processors, carpenters and timber sellers from the
areas under survey. The study showed sawing and planning as the highest waste generation
sources whiles majority of sawmill collect the waste generated by manual clearing. These
wastes affect the environment by reducing its aesthetic, produce offensive odours during
the rains and pollute the air with smoke when the wastes are burnt uncontrollably. Improper
wood waste disposal cause hazard to human. The study recommended measures for dealing
with the situation of waste disposal at these saw mills.
Description:
A Dissertation in the DEPARTMENT OF WOOD AND CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, Faculty of TECHNICAL EDUCATION, submitted
to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial
fulfillment of the Requirement for the award of the Master of Technology
Education (Wood) degree
DECEMBER, 2018