%A E. van der Staal %X The role and level of participation of three groups of actors, i.e. civil society groups, local government, and inhabitants of the two communities, in the field of solid-waste-management is described. The paper builds on an initial research on community participation, civil society and governance, carried out in Kumasi, Ghana, 2003. %T People and Solid Waste, an analysis of solid waste management in two low-income communities in Kumasi, Ghana %D 2005 %L theses_frw2080