Executive Chairman of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the leading waste management company in the country, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has urged citizens and stakeholders to support and collaborate with waste management companies to combat waste and filth in the country to make it the cleanest in Africa.
Mr. Agyepong noted that combating filth and waste in the country was a responsibility of every citizen which needs to be observed but not to be ignored.
“Lets us all come on board and help in the campaigning against the improper ways of disposing refuse in the country,” he said.
He made the assertions during the handing over of sanitation equipment to the newly created Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDA’s) to eradicate filth and waste at the district level.
Zoomlion handed over 500 new skip struck and 2000 tri-cycle with requisite number of containers for efficient and effective operations to the MMDAs.
Mr. Agyepong noted that handing over the sanitation equipment to MMDAs was in line with the President’s vision in making not only Accra the cleanest city but also create jobs and promote the private sector.
He stated that the distribution of the newly procured vehicles will also help in creating 300 direct and about 1,000 indirect jobs in the MMDAs.
“This is part of our expanding strategy to meet the needs of our growing population and rapid urbanization,” Siaw Agyapong explained.
Mr. Agyapong further revealed plans by the waste management company to dispense one million bins to households for effective waste collection.
“We think that giving dustbins to each household would go a long way to solving the waste problem. Alongside this, we are digitizing bins by placing RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) stickers on the dustbins to be able to ensure that bins are lifted every day. This will allow us to know where they are located so that those collecting the rubbish can easily identify or locate the bins. This innovation is in line with the government’s digitization efforts," he said
“Our teams are working in partnership with the School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences to find culturally acceptable solutions for waste to energy systems,” he added.
Commending Zoomlion Company Limited, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey, said the distribution of the trucks to the assemblies “comes as a great relief to us charged with the responsibility of managing equipment in the various regions".
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