1. Evolving management of urban solid waste services -- 2. Institutional and regulatory context of solid waste management in Ghana -- 3. Theoretical framework of private sector involvement in solid waste service provision -- 4. Research methodology -- 5. Evolving practices of involving private sector and households in service provision -- 6. Private sector performance : productivity and service quality in solid waste collection -- 7. Private sector capacity : scale of operations and capability of companies -- 8. Regulation of private sector involvement in solid waste collection -- 9. Conclusions and implications.