Stakeholders at a conference held by the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) in Sunyani have made a passionate appeal to government to consider establishing integrated waste recycling plants in all the 16 regions to help create jobs.
This, Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and Presiding Members (PMs) from various local assemblies believe is the best way of approaching government’s industrialization drive built on establishing factories in every district considering the limited time available to fulfill the promise.
Presiding member of Sunyani West Assembly Hon. Bernard Takyi who is one of several stakeholders explained that establishing recycling plants in all the regions provides multiple benefits such as creating jobs for the youth, ensuring cleaner communities and also generating the needed revenues for the assemblies.
The 2019 NALAG delegates conference which was held in Sunyani in the Bono region saw the election of the Municipal Chief Executive of Gomoa West in the Central Region Hon. Bismark Baisie Nkum, as president to steer the affairs of the association.
Deputy Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs Gloria Opoku Anti in a presentation at the conference explained that an integrated approach to waste management with focus on recycling has improved economies of the world hence the need for authorities to adapt the approach for sustainable waste management.
Citing countries such as Dubai, Rwanda, Mauritius who have adapted the approach and are noted as clean cities, Mrs Anti argued that the President’s vision of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa is achievable if Ghana adopts the waste recycling approach in all the regions.
Story by: Sena Nombo/Radiogoldlive.com
