[ 2016-11-23 ]

Government 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 construction of a state-of-the-art
e-waste recycling facility at Agbogbloshie in the
Greater Accra Region.

Estimated at $30 million for the first phase, the
facility is expected to recycle all electrical and
electronic waste to final products in an
environmentally sound manner, relieving the people
of Accra and its environs, specifically
Agbogbloshie community, of toxic pollutants
generated from the burning of e-waste.

According to Project Consultant, Francis Bullen
Gavor, it is unfortunate that one of Agbogbloshie
has in recent times been cited among the top ten
most polluted sites in the world biggest e-waste
dumps in Africa.

“It is therefore important to find innovative
ways to manage the e-waste generated in our
various communities. With this new facility,
harmful elements associated with waste products
will be captured and processed safely, thereby
preserving critical ecological components,” he
said.

Touching on additional benefits, Mr. Gavor
indicated that the facility together with its
entire value chain is expected to generate over
400,000 jobs for Ghanaians.

“The facility will hire existing Workers of the
Agbogbloshie Scrap Yard and others who will
undergo in-depth retraining to enable them
undertake proper recycling”.

When fully implemented, it will ensure the
value-chain management of e-waste and electrical
equipment in an environmentally sound manner thus
turning the current challenges of E-waste
management in the country into green business
opportunities for the people of Ghana.

Source - Joyfm

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