Accra faces acute landfill crisis as Kpone site nears closure
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Greater Accra is experiencing a severe shortage of landfill sites, which could worsen the capital's waste management issues, according to Dr. Peter Kwei Dagadu, Managing Director of Waste Landfills Company Ltd. He stated that the Kpone landfill, one of only two major facilities serving the region, is nearing full capacity and is expected to close within six months. The other primary facility, the 120-acre Adepa landfill located beyond Nsawam in the Eastern Region, can handle up to 4,000 tonnes of waste daily. However, its distance from Accra, over 40 kilometers for a round trip, limits waste collection trucks to a single trip per day, reducing efficiency. Greater Accra generates between 4,000 and 5,000 tonnes of waste daily, and bottlenecks in collection, transfer, and disposal hinder effective sanitation. The recent closure of several illegal dumpsites, some in environmentally sensitive areas, has increased pressure on the remaining authorized facilities. Dr. Dagadu attributed part of the problem to chronic underfunding of downstream waste management infrastructure, noting that only two of Accra's six transfer stations are currently functional. He called for regional waste management infrastructure, including strategically located engineered landfill sites around Greater Accra, supported by well-funded transfer stations. He also mentioned that a planned engineered landfill under the Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihood Improvement Project, funded by the Africa
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