"WE HAVE TRANSFORMED WASTE MANAGEMENT" – Ghanacrusader

By William Sarpong

Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, said that Zoomlion had, during its twelve-year activity, transformed the waste management industry in Ghana through the development of the waste management industry. introduction of an integrated waste management solution.

"This includes the mechanized door-to-door collection system, waste transfer stations, medical waste treatment plants, composting and recycling plants, wastewater and faecal landfills and, for the first time in Ghana, the integrated recycling system FACTORY OF COMPOST ".

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Mr. Agyepong has made it known during the inauguration of the state-of-the-art integrated composting plant and at the cutting-edge of technology in Accra.

He also said that Zoomlion, since its inception in 2006, has always considered waste as a resource that should be exploited for the manufacture of reusable products, hence the creation of the composting and recycling plant of Accra (ACARP), the country's largest composting company. the Kumasi Composting and Recycling Plant (KCARP), which is almost complete.

He said that the President's vision of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa led his team to invest in recycling plants, explaining why more such facilities would be put in place. all regions to tackle the huge problem of waste in the country.

The integrated recycling and composting plant, he added, has huge economic benefits in terms of creating jobs and supplying raw materials to the industry. animal feed.

Speaking on behalf of Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Professor Frimpong Boateng, expressed his joy for Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong and his company to support the government's vision to make Accra the Cleanest City Region.

He added that the Government's creation of a stable macroeconomic environment for the private sector to flourish and expand will boost the economic transformation agenda and create more jobs for young people.

Many other companies, he also mentioned, will be located in the Accra Waste Recovery Park (AWAP), an industrial enclave developed by the Jospong group to provide innovative waste recovery solutions and solutions. transform into other essential products and services.

Other personalities such as the Minister of Business Development, the Minister of Public Works and Housing, the Deputy Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, the Deputy Minister of Commerce and the 39 Industry, the Minister of Greater Accra, among others, have been in the spotlight.

Since 2006, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the country's leading waste management company and its affiliates, have been at the forefront of delivering some of the services provided by government policy to provide a clean and healthy environment.

The Integrated Recycling and Composting Plant (IRCoP) has the ability to recover waste that would have been landfilled and turn it into raw materials for the industry.

IRCoP has a waste recovery rate of 80% and a processing capacity of 800 tonnes of solid waste per shift. The plant is designed to further process about 200 tons of compost per day.

The versatile facility for waste treatment and material recovery is the first of its kind in Ghana to support President Akufo-Addo's cleanest city program. It must be established in the sixteen (16) regions of Ghana.

The IRCoP offers employment opportunities to hundreds of tricycle operators in the informal sector and is part of the government's policy to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa.

Of the 5 million tonnes of waste generated in Ghana, 750,000 tonnes out of a total of 3 million tonnes of organic material can be converted into compost each year across the country.

The annual production of about 216,000 bags of compost per plant is expected, as well as an additional 600,000 seedlings for distribution to commercial farms, mine reclamation and a government planting program for planting. 39, food and employment.

The plant will recover waste such as plastics, metals, organic materials, paper and glbad that could be useful as raw materials for industries.

It will convert the unsightly area of ​​Agbogbloshie into an ecological enclave (linking all activities inherent to the management and recycling of waste streams in the enclave).

The facilities will reduce turnaround times for operators and improve the efficiency of waste collection in central business districts.

The operation of IRECOP will also reduce pressure on available landfills, which are expensive to build and manage. The resulting cleanliness will strengthen the tourism potential of our cities.