IRECOP

21 May

Revolutionizing Waste Management: Dr. Bawumia Opens Multi-Purpose Recycling Plant In Wa

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The Vice President Dr. Mahamoud Bawumia has commissioned a 400-ton-per-day advanced integrated waste recycling plant in Kperisi, near Wa, in the Upper West Region. This Zoomlion facility, known as the Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP), is the first of its kind in Northern Ghana and will process all types of waste from the region's 11 municipal and district assemblies. Dr. Bawumia highlighted the dedication of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to revolutionizing Ghana's waste management sector, referencing his extensive tours and sod-cutting ceremonies across the country in 2020. He noted that the President’s toil has come to fruition since…

02 Oct

Sanitation Minister Emphasizes Importance Of IRECOPs To Manage Ghana’s Solid Waste

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As part of efforts to manage the enormous solid waste generated in the country, the Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Dr. Freda Prempeh, has reiterated the significance of the 16 Integrated Recycling and Composting Plants (IRECOP) being constructed nationwide. She said the plants will significantly help the country to manage its solid wastes by recycling them into other useable materials. “We want to recover waste and convert them to other usable material or products” she stressed. The Minister made this known when she was responding to questions on how the ministry interns to phase out landfill sites in…