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An integrated recycling and composting plant will be built in Aboanidua, in the Wiawso municipality of the North West region.
The project, which is expected to be completed in four months, is a collaboration between Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), its private partners and the government.
When completed, it will bring to five the number of waste treatment facilities in various regions of the country.
The solid waste treatment plant will have facilities for recycling plastic waste, finished products, compost and sorting workshops, among others, to handle the 200 tons of solid waste that it will receive daily.
Camaraderie
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the grass for the construction of the project last Saturday during his tour of the region.
The president said that the issue of sanitation was an absolute priority for his government, hence the creation of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources.
He said his government was determined to take care of waste management, and that it would partner with and support any effort to effectively and efficiently deal with solid waste, which would also provide employment opportunities.
“We are willing to partner with the private sector, not only the Jospong Group of Companies, but any company that aims to create jobs and improve the economy,” he stressed.
SDG
President Akufo-Addo said the country could achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 3, 8, 11 and 13 if waste treatment plants were installed in all 16 regions.
“With facilities to help manage the waste we generate, we will be on track to achieve the SDGs set by the United Nations, as we will be able to promote the good health and well-being of our people, provide clean water and sanitation like our water. the bodies would not be landfills.
“In addition, it will be a source of decent work and employment opportunities for people, which is the goal of SDG 8, to help preserve and sustain our cities and communities as indicated by SDG 11, and ultimately these, required by SDG 13, help have a positive impact on the climate, ”said the president.
Manager
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Daapah, said that an investigation in 2017 showed that Ghana generated five million tons of garbage a day, 60 percent of which could become organic waste, while another 80 percent it could become organic waste. recycled into plastics and other products.
Employment creation
The CEO of the Jospong Group of Companies, who is also the CEO of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, thanked the heads of Sefwi-Wiaso for making a 100-acre parcel available for the plant.
He said the plant would create 250 direct and indirect jobs.
“After the president’s lawn mowing, we started construction right away. All the machines are ready to facilitate the project ”, he affirmed.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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