The Head of Waste Management at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Ing. Solomon Noi, has disclosed that Ghana’s capital city, Accra, has exhausted its land allocations for waste disposal.
He made this statement earlier today during the commissioning of a biogas energy system, a collaborative effort between DasBiogas and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.
Engineer Noi referenced reports from the Assembly’s emissions inventory established in 2015, stating that “poor waste management contributes to 44% of Ghana’s greenhouse gas emissions.” He further noted that the Assembly has implemented several strategies to address the challenges posed by inadequate waste management. “The reality is that there is no longer any land available in the city of Accra for use as a final disposal site or landfill. In response, we took action by publishing our Climate Action Plan in 2019.”
As part of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s Climate Action Plan for 2020–2025, a key priority is the separation of dry and wet waste, known as Source Separation, a process facilitated by the DasBiogas plant.
The DasBiogas facility converts organic waste into energy, reducing both the volume of waste sent to landfills and the environmental pollution caused by improper disposal.
By: Kobina Baidoo