Tours ACARP Waste Facility In Ghana
Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia’s vice president, Jeremiah Kpan Koung has made a major advancement in tackling the Liberia’s waste management issues during a trip of Ghana’s Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP) on Monday, November 18, 2024, .
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, organized the tour, which showcased Ghana’s creative and comprehensive approach to managing municipal solid waste (MSW).
The ACARP factory, which employs more than 300 people and has a daily processing capacity of 600 metric tons, is situated at Adjen Kotoku, close to Accra.
It is a prime example of a public-private partnership strategy that successfully combines environmental sustainability with technology. Chairman Agyepong described during the visit how ACARP recycles paper, metals, and plastics for both domestic and foreign markets in addition to producing premium organic compost for agricultural usage.
“Liberia faces significant challenges with plastic and solid waste management, which contribute to environmental pollution and climate change,” said Vice President Koung, who praised Ghana’s waste management accomplishments.
Observing how this state-of-the-art facility functions highlights how Liberia may implement comparable solutions through public-private partnerships.
He underlined that ACARP’s strategy might be very helpful to Liberia, especially in reducing the negative impacts of greenhouse gasses generated by uncontrolled garbage.
“The partnership between the Ghanaian government and ACARP establishes a model that we could follow to convert waste into resources while tackling climate impacts,” Koung continued.
Dr. Agyepong expressed the Jospong Group’s commitment to extending its operations to Liberia, stating, “Our goal is to establish similar waste management and composting facilities in Liberia.
Recently, we met with President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., and other Liberian stakeholders, including Monrovia City Mayor John Charuk Siafa, to explore this possibility.”
He also said that the Jospong Group had obtained finance assurances to begin operations in Liberia without needing the government to pay for them up front.
In response to Jospong Group’s proactive approach, Vice President Koung stated, “I will share these insights with President Boakai and our team.”
This strategy provides a workable solution to handle waste management concerns and advance sustainable development. With operations in 14 areas of Ghana’s economy, Jospong Group is a prominent African holding firm that is still growing throughout the continent.
In addition to recycling more than 70% of recovered waste materials into semi-finished goods for industrial use, it is Ghana’s largest producer of organic fertilizer.
The business is in advanced talks to duplicate its trash management success in Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria.
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