Zoomlion Ghana commissions 2nd waste transfer station in Accra

Zoomlion Ghana, on Friday commissioned another waste transfer station with a capacity to hold at least 2000 tonnes of garbage daily in Accra.

This, in addition to the first facility which was opened two years ago, will further facilitate the collection and disposal of waste in the Greater Accra metropolis.

At the commissioning of the facility, the Executive Director of Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyapong, said members of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) will be relieved of traveling long distances to dispose of wastes because the facility’s  cost of transporting wastes will be reduced.

“As ESPA members, the plant will improve our turn-around time, reduce the maintenance cost of our vehicles as they will be traveling shorter distances, reduce fuel cost and driver fatigue. It will also ensure speedy collection and haulage of waste from the city, and begin the cleanest city agenda as envisioned by our government,” said Dr Agyapong.

The facility has a weighing bridge with an automated system to calculate the weight of waste dumped by each truck. Odour from the plant is mitigated by the air tight and leakage proof nature of the transfer trailers.

Managing Director (MD) of Zoompak, Yuksil Unal, revealed that no other Africa country has such infrastructure.

Zoomlion Ghana has since its inception in 2006, established Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited, Universal Plastic Products and Recycling, the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant at Adjin Kotoku,  Zoomlion Domestic and Zoompak to provide an integrated waste management solution, where waste collected are recycled into compost, waste bins, bin liners and other useful products.

By Edmund A. Sakyi/Newsghana.com.gh

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