Gadget Mountain Rising In Asia Threatens Health, Environment
The waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in East Asia, posing a growing threat ...
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An Open Letter To The Minister Of Water Resources And Sanitation
Dear Hon. Minister: Congratulations on your appointment as the minister of water resources and sanitation! Your work is intricate than ...
We Are Not To Blame For Heaped Waste In Kumasi – Zoomlion
Waste management firm, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has refuted claims it has refused to collect waste for disposal within the central ...
New Contracts Might Lead To Judgement Debt
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has criticized the out-going Mahama government’s decision to sign an e-waste contract, days after it ...
Mahama Ayariga Defends ‘last Minute’ €18m E-Waste Contract
The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mahama Ayariga has defended the government’s decision to sign a new waste ...
UK Recycling Figure Drops For First Time, Figures Show
The level of household waste which is recycled in the UK has fallen for the first time, figures have shown. ...
$30m Agbogbloshie E-Waste Project To Create 400,000 Jobs
The construction of the US$30 million Agbogbloshie Electronic Waste project in the Greater Accra Region is expected to create over ...
Gov’t To Construct US$30m E-Waste Facility At Agbogbloshie
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, is set to commence the ...
Gov’t To Construct $30M E-Waste Facility At Agbogbloshie
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency are set to commission the ...
Accra Compost Plant To Become Waste Management Hub
One of Accra’s major challenges in solid waste management has been the unavailability of landfills. In the past, waste management ...
Meet Ashesi Lecturer Who Is Building Maker Spaces In Agbobloshie
In the heart of Accra lies Agbobloshie, a sprawling scrapyard once tagged as one of most toxic places on earth. ...
Rethinking Solid Waste Management In Ghana
Ghana’s growing population, especially in urban centres, has over the years translated into the generation of huge amounts of solid ...
Solving Waste Menace; 1 District, 1 Waste Processing Plant
It surprises me why none of the political parties is presenting solution to one major problem which is shooting this ...
Don’t Waste Your Power On Montie Trio – Konadu Apraku Tells Mahama
The incarceration of the Montie trio is appropriate, hence the President must disregard the petition to pardon them, a former ...
We Need Roads and Gutters
I reside at Kings Town within Kpomitey-Amanfro area under the Ga South Municipal. There are no good roads and well ...
Osu Cemetery Turned into Defecation and Refuse Dump
Osu cemetery, one of the final resting places in the city for the dead, has currently been turned into a ...
Agbogbloshie: A Local Solution For A Global Tragedy
While old electronics pile up and turn Accra’s neighborhood Agbogbloshie into the most polluted place on earth, international agreements trying ...
Swiss government and the European Union (EU) to Fund Restoration of Agbogbloshie Dump Site
The government of Ghana has received funding from the Swiss government and the European Union (EU) to manage electronic waste ...
The Shame of Lavender Hill : Warning Some Graphic Content !
The Shame of Lavender Hill -Accra's Greatest Shame Poor sanitation and the inefficient human waste disposal has always been a ...
Takoradi Consumed By Filth
Takoradi which prides itself with the accolade the ‘Best Comes from the West’ is gradually loosing this pride to nothing, ...