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The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government, Environment, Works and Housing and Sanitation, has underscored the need for part of the District Assemblies\u2019 Common Fund to be used to address the sanitation menace by establishing recycling plants in all the regions.<\/p>\n

There is a growing need to establish local recycling plants across the country, as experts claim that Ghana\u2019s sanitation crisis is deepening.<\/p>\n

Research has established that 61 percent of waste generated in Ghana is organic and 14 percent plastic which are all processed at Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) with paper and textiles which is 5 percent and 2 percent respectively bringing the total to 82 percent.<\/p>\n

IRECOP receives between 280 to 360 tons of municipal solid waste a day meaning a chunk of the waste generated in the cities could be taken care of if we have IRECOP situated at vantage places. <\/p>\n

Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North, Suleman Adamu Sanid, said if such regulations are swiftly implemented, irrespective of which government is in power, the sector would receive adequate funding to address the perennial problem. <\/p>\n

The MP said it was not fair for some government agencies to benefit from the DACF whiles sanitation, which is a critical sector of the economy, be denied such financial support.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould it become a matter of practice, no matter which government is in power, every other year, we expect that our sanitation challenges would be given the needed attention,\u201d Mr Adamu Sanid added.<\/p>\n

On his part, MP for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim, made a passionate appeal to the presidency to ensure that all 16 regions benefit from Zoomlion\u2019s IRECORP.<\/p>\n

He said despite the enormous challenges and criticisms, managers of Zoomlion have shown \u2018\u201dunrelenting commitment\u2019\u2019 in addressing the country\u2019s sanitation challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Jospong Group is a Ghanaian company and it is important that we all support it to create jobs for the unemployed youth in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll over the world, sanitation companies charge between $30 \u2013 $35 per metric tonne for waste collection, but in Ghana Zoomlion takes only GHC30. We should just check the difference and it would tell us that the company is really committed to helping this country,\u2019\u2019 the MP asserted.<\/p>\n

Ahmed Ibrahim reiterated the point that until government sign an offtake agreement with Zoomlion, the citizens would continue to wallow in the sanitation mess.<\/p>\n

Present at the media interaction were Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, MP for Ho West, Abubakar Boniface Siddique, MP for Madina, Nana Amoakoh, MP for Atiwa West Constituency and a host of others.<\/p>\n

BY Melvin Tarlue<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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