Government has been urged to formulate enforceable legislations that would ensure that industries and companies would recycle organic waste generated by them. According to Safi Sana Ghana Limited, a waste to energy and organic fertilizer company, such laws would compel companies to sort their waste for recycling to prevent the indiscriminate dumping of organic waste. … Read more
While the sanitation situation in Ghana’s capital, Accra, seem to be one of the toughest challenges to surmount with very limited waste management ideas and practices, there appear to be a shining example of what needs to be done urgently to arrest the situation. 200 metres away from the Tema motorway under-bridge, is Adjei-Kojo, a … Read more
The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the environment unless safe disposal becomes the norm. China was the biggest culprit with its electronic waste more than doubling, according to a new study by the United Nations University. But nearly … Read more
Dear Hon. Minister: Congratulations on your appointment as the minister of water resources and sanitation! Your work is intricate than meets the eye, and I wish you all the wisdom there is to execute your job well and diligently. There are several issues I would like to draw your attention to, but for now, I … Read more
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has criticized the out-going Mahama government’s decision to sign an e-waste contract, days after it lost the general elections. According to the GII, it would have been prudent for the National Democratic Congress government to have allowed such new contracts to be handled by the new government. The Minister for … Read more
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has criticized the out-going Mahama government’s decision to sign an e-waste contract, days after it lost the general elections. According to the GII, it would have been prudent for the National Democratic Congress government to have allowed such new contracts to be handled by the new government. The Minister for Environment, … Read more
The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga has defended the government’s decision to sign a new waste management contract worth €18 million days after his party’s defeat in the December 7 polls. According to the outgoing Minister, he took the decision because it was duly forwarded to the Public Procurement Authority for … Read more
Out-going Environment, Science and Technology minister Mahama Ayariga has defended the signing of an €18m waste management contract days after the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the 2016 general elections. Mahama Ayariga said the move is not to hinder the NPP government but rather help the incoming government to management e-waste. His reaction follows … Read more
The construction of the US$30 million Agbogbloshie Electronic Waste project in the Greater Accra Region is expected to create over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs in the country. The project comes as a relief to traders and other residents of Agbogbloshie market, which has long been a dumping site for electronic waste, thereby, resulting in … Read more
The open-air faecal sewage disposal space commonly known as Lavender Hill in Accra is still operational despite the commissioning of a treatment plant system to replace it. On Friday November 25 2016, President John Dramani Mahama commissioned a $25million treatment plant to mark the end of the discharge of liquid waste into the sea. However, … Read more
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, is set to commence the construction of a state-of-the-art e-waste recycling facility at Agbogbloshie in the Greater Accra Region. Estimated at US$30million for the first phase, the facility is expected to recycle all waste electrical and electronic equipment to final … Read more
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency are set to commission the construction of a recycling facility at Agbogbloshie in the Greater Accra Region. Estimated at $30 million for the first phase, the facility is expected to recycle all waste electrical and electronic equipment to final products in … Read more
One of Accra’s major challenges in solid waste management has been the unavailability of landfills. In the past, waste management companies have had to endure tortuous journeys worsened by hilly and bad roads in order to dispose of municipal solid waste at dump sites. Accra never had a landfill until the construction of the Kpone … Read more
In the heart of Accra lies Agbobloshie, a sprawling scrapyard once tagged as one of most toxic places on earth. A former wetland, Agbobloshie has become a dumpsite for electronic waste products from around the globe. The scrapyard is also inhabited by some 10,000-20,000 youth who sift through the scrap metal to salvage mostly copper … Read more
The Friday October 14, 2016 edition of The Chronicle carried a story with the caption, “Nestlé Ghana re-uses 30% of its Treated Waste Water”. According to the story, the Tema factory of Nestlé Ghana Limited, for some time now, has been using 30% of the waste water, which the company generates, to water lawns and … Read more
Ghana’s growing population, especially in urban centres, has over the years translated into the generation of huge amounts of solid waste. With our population estimated to hit approximately 50 million people by the year 2050, the quantities of solid waste generated is expected to also increase astronomically. In the absence of a paradigm shift to … Read more
Germany has earmarked €20 million to support Ghana to set up an electronic waste recycling facility which is one of the interventions to control hazardous and electronic waste in the country. The German Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Christoph Retzlaff, who disclosed this in Accra , said in addition the German government had pledged €5 million … Read more
It surprises me why none of the political parties is presenting solution to one major problem which is shooting this country to hell in their campaign tour thus, waste management. Well, they cannot be blamed because citizens of this country in recent CDD survey never mentioned waste menace as one of the most concern areas … Read more
While old electronics pile up and turn Accra’s neighborhood Agbogbloshie into the most polluted place on earth, international agreements trying to stop the transportation of electronic waste (E-waste) to developing countries fail. Reason to worry? “No”, is the firm response of Rafa Font, founder of Recyhub, and DK Osseo-Asare, co-founder of the Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform … Read more
The government of Ghana has received funding from the Swiss government and the European Union (EU) to manage electronic waste in Ghana. These funds are to help the development and implementation of a national strategy to help curb the electronic waste hazard at Agbogboloshie. Agbogboloshie; a former wetland in Accra is now home to the world’s … Read more