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26 maj 2022 · By 2017, “sachet water”—machine-sealed 500ml plastic bags of drinking water—was consumed by 33% of Ghanaian households. Reliance on sachet water has previously been associated with the urban poor, yet recent evidence suggests a customer base which crosses socioeconomic lines.
In Ghana, the drinking water sector has become heavily dependent on packaged water in the form of sachet and bottled water. This has resulted in increased generation of single-use plastic waste...
Given the pros and cons of sachet water, we suggest that a more holistic understanding of the drinking water landscape is necessary for municipal planning and sustainable drinking water...
The drinking water landscape in Ghana’s largest urban center, the Accra-Tema Metropolitan Area (ATMA), is typical of West African cities where preventable epidemics and resulting deaths continue to emerge primarily due to insufficient water and sanitation services.
26 maj 2022 · By 2017, “sachet water”—machine-sealed 500ml plastic bags of drinking water—was consumed by 33% of Ghanaian households. Reliance on sachet water has previously been associated with...
Sachet water typically consists of 500 mL polyethylene plastic bags of water heat-sealed on either end (see Figure 1a). It is a rela-tively new and fast-growing source of drinking water in Ghana and other West African nations. Popularly referred to as ‘pure water,’ sachets have gained public affinity due
By 2017, “sachet water”—machine-sealed 500ml plastic bags of drinking water—was consumed by 33% of Ghanaian households. Reliance on sachet water has previously been associated with the urban poor, yet recent evidence suggests a customer base which crosses socioeconomic lines.
