The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu 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 efforts have come to fruition since 10 out of the 16 recycling plants have been completed and commissioned, including the Wa Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP).
He said the NPP government focused on social intervention initiatives under Nana Addo but is now going to concentrate on job creation.
He was particularly happy that the Executive Chairman of Zoomlion, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, bought into President Akufo-Addo’s vision and has constructed several IRECOPs across Ghana to transform the waste sector.
He commended the entrepreneur for standing tall in the waste industry to promote a circular economy for Ghana.
Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, addressing the durbar of chiefs and people of the Upper West Region in Kperisi, detailed the company’s rise from humble beginnings with the support of all successive governments to a prominent waste management entity in Ghana and Africa.
