Accra Faces Acute Landfill Crisis As Kpone Nears Closure
Dr. Peter Kwei Dagadu, Managing Director of Waste Landfills Company Ltd, warned that Greater Accra faces an acute shortage of landfill sites, which could worsen the capital's waste management challenges unless urgent investments are made in waste disposal infrastructure. He stated, "The Kpone landfill is actually in its twilight period. It is full and exhausted, and within the next six months it should be shut down."
Greater Accra currently relies on only two major landfill facilities. The Kpone landfill serves the Greater Accra Region and has almost reached full capacity. The other major landfill is the 120-acre Adepa landfill, located beyond Nsawam in the Eastern Region, which can receive up to 4,000 tonnes of waste daily. The round trip from Accra to Adepa is more than 40 kilometres, making it difficult for waste collection trucks to make more than one trip a day, which reduces waste collection efficiency. Greater Accra generates between 4,000 and 5,000 tonnes of waste daily.
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Greater Accra faces a severe landfill shortage, with the Kpone facility nearing closure, according to Dr. Peter Kwei Dagadu of Waste Landfills
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