… He claimed that before he assumed office, the number of skip containers being serviced by waste management company Zoomlion had been reduced from 30 to 16 despite an increase in payments under a renewed contract. …
… The Chief Communications Officer-Jospong Group – owner of Zoomlion, Sophia Kudjodzi, challenged stakeholders to move from rhetoric to measurable climate action. …
A large-scale flood control and drainage desilting campaign, spearheaded by Zoomlion Ghana Limited and its partners, has been intensified across Accra as stakeholders step up efforts to prepare the capital ahead of the peak rainy season. …
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the National Disaster Management Oganisation (NADMO) and its partners have posted officers in all the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across Greater Accra to monitor and maintain flood-prone drains, in a bid to sustain gains made du …
… The intervention forms part of the ongoing three-day anti-flood clean-up exercise spearheaded by Zoomlion Ghana Limited in partnership with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), FeDems Limited, Dredge Masters Ghana Limited, the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Nat …
The Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi has rejected responsibility for poor sanitation conditions in the metropolis, citing inherited structural and financial challenges in waste management. His defence follows criticism from the Western Regional Minister and Local Government Minister, who have called for improvement within two weeks.
The Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi has rejected responsibility for poor sanitation conditions in the metropolis, citing inherited structural and financial challenges in waste management. His defence follows criticism from the Western Regional Minister and Local Government Minister, who have called for improvement within two weeks.
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority says it will proceed with an absolute ban on single-use styrofoam food packaging and is urging the food industry to embrace the opportunity for green innovation, promoting sustainable alternatives such as paper-based packaging, biodegradable materials, and traditional leaf wrapping.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in collaboration with NADMO, Dredge Masters and partners, has intensified flood prevention and drainage desilting operations across vulnerable communities in Greater Accra as the rainy season peaks. Teams deployed to areas including Teshie-Nungua, Osu Castle beachfront, Achimota and Abokobi to clear accumulated silt, plastic waste and debris from drains and waterways.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited's newly appointed Managing Director Mrs. Doris Kwekwor Adjei led a delegation to pay courtesy respects to the Nungua Mantse, who praised the company's Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyapong's waste management efforts and pledged traditional council support for the new leadership.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited's newly appointed Managing Director, Mrs Doris Kwekwor Adjei, paid a courtesy visit to the Paramount Chief of Nungua to formally introduce her management team and reaffirm the waste management company's commitment to collaborating with traditional authorities.
Zoomlion Ghana and partner agencies conducted a three-day emergency drainage desilting campaign across Accra's flood-prone communities, deploying heavy equipment and sanitation workers to remove silt, plastics and debris from major drains and waterways ahead of the peak rainy season.
Refuse-laden tricycles transporting waste from Western Accra have formed long queues along muddy roads to the McCarthy Hills dumpsite in Weija-Gbawe Municipality, causing congestion particularly since rains intensified in June. A Local Government Ministry and Zoomlion team visited the site on Saturday, June 13, to assess the situation and find solutions.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited and the National Disaster Management Organisation have deployed officers to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across Greater Accra to monitor and maintain flood-prone drains following a three-day desilting and dredging operation in June. The initiative aims to sustain gains made during the recent anti-flood exercise and includes quarterly maintenance as part of a broader flood awareness campaign.
Zoomlion Ghana, NADMO and partners have posted officers in all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies across Greater Accra to monitor and maintain flood-prone drains following a 3-day desilting exercise in June that cleared major drains in Mallam, GBC, Weija, Circle, Kaneshie and Ablekuma West. Officers will work with Environmental Health departments and NADMO district officers to track flashpoints and schedule regular desilting.
Dredge Masters Ghana Limited has intensified anti-flood efforts in the Greater Accra Region by deploying specialised equipment to dredge critical drainage channels, citing encroachment as a major hindrance to maintenance. The three-day clean-up exercise involves Zoomlion Ghana Limited, NADMO, the Ghana Police Service, Fire Service, and local assemblies; work has focused on flood-prone areas including Weija and near UPSA.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, NADMO, FeDEMS Group, and Dredge Masters Ghana Limited, working with the Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, and MMDAs, launched a three-day cleaning and desilting exercise in flood-prone areas of Greater Accra including Roman Ridge, Mallam, Paloma, Circle, Kaneshie, and GBC, targeting major drainage channels and waterways to reduce flooding risk and improve rainwater flow.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in collaboration with NADMO, FeDEMS Group, Dredge Masters Ghana, Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, and MMDAs, has commenced a three-day clean-up and desilting exercise targeting major drainage channels and waterways in flood-prone communities within Greater Accra Region, running from June 10 to 12.
An opinion piece argues that termination of Ghana's sanitation contract with Zoomlion has left gutters and drains clogged with plastic waste and silt, exacerbating flooding in Accra during the rainy season.
GIZ Ghana has launched the InnoWaste project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, to improve livelihoods in the plastic waste management sector with focus on empowering women and youth. The project, partnering with Zoomlion and Blue Skies, aims to transform Ghana's circular economy by September 2028 through environmental, economic, and social gains.
The National Disaster Management Organisation and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have launched a 12-week nationwide "No Do No Do" flood awareness campaign to promote responsible waste disposal and reduce flooding impact during the rainy season. The initiative aims to educate the public on dangers of indiscriminate waste disposal, particularly dumping refuse into drains and waterways, which authorities say remains a major contributor to flooding across the country.
The National Disaster Management Organisation and Zoomlion Ghana Limited have launched the "No Do No Do" campaign to reduce flooding in Accra by encouraging responsible waste disposal and drain maintenance. The 12-week initiative, currently in its third week, includes public education, community clean-ups, and drain desilting activities.
The National Disaster Management Organisation and Zoomlion Ghana have launched a "No Do No Do" nationwide campaign to promote responsible waste disposal and reduce flooding impacts during the rainy season. The initiative aims to educate the public on the dangers of dumping refuse into drains and waterways, which authorities say is a major contributor to flooding.
Tano North MP Dr Gideon Boako has called for accountability and a clear policy direction on sanitation, describing Ghana's current state as deteriorating and attributing the crisis to a leadership vacuum in the sector following the government's decision not to renew Zoomlion Ghana Limited's contract.
The Jospong Group of Companies and Belgian clean energy firm VYNCKE have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote waste-to-energy solutions across Africa, combining Jospong's operational expertise with VYNCKE's advanced European technology.
Residents of Asaloko, a community of about 1,200 people, collect empty water sachets and exchange them with a nearby sachet-water company for fresh drinking water supplies. The program removes as much as 5 tonnes of sachets from the community annually, addressing Ghana's broader plastic waste challenge, where roughly 840,000 tonnes are generated yearly with less than 10 per cent recycled.
Hours of heavy rainfall in Keta, Volta Region, in the early hours of Wednesday, May 6, submerged parts of the township, displacing residents and destroying property including furniture, foodstuffs, electronics, and clothing. The flooding, described as one of the worst in recent times, also damaged community roads and pathways, hampering emergency efforts; the Keta Municipal Assembly and NADMO are assessing damage and providing support.
Rights of Nature Movement Ghana organised a clean-up exercise and sensitisation workshop at Lake Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region on 28 April in commemoration of World Earth Day, bringing together community members, volunteers and Zoomlion workers to address waste and discuss environmental stewardship through a rights-of-nature framework.
The Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly has appealed for urgent replacement of a broken-down skip truck to improve waste management. The MCE noted that the malfunctioning truck has forced reliance on private waste operators, placing a financial burden on the local authority, while Parliament's Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources conducts nationwide oversight of service delivery.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has highlighted funding constraints and the need for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for all assemblies to improve sanitation service delivery and enforce by-laws. The assembly's MCE noted that district assembly common fund guidelines restrict sanitation spending to 10 percent of allocation, and that the metropolis inherited inadequate waste management equipment with only 15 communal waste containers.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has called for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for all MMDAs to improve sanitation service delivery, noting that current guidelines limit assemblies to spending only 10 per cent of their allocation on waste management and sanitation.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has told the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources that it needs sustainable funding and sanitation courts to improve service delivery; the Metropolitan Chief Executive noted that District Assemblies Common Fund guidelines limit spending on waste management and sanitation to 10 percent of allocation, constraining efforts despite ongoing challenges including inadequate waste management equipment.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited dispatched a high-powered team to Asante Akyem South Municipality to investigate sanitation concerns, including refuse spillages at communal container sites and deteriorated waste containers, after the Municipal Chief Executive raised allegations before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Central Region are objecting to deductions of Zoomlion fumigation fees from the District Assemblies Common Fund, saying there is minimal or no evidence of fumigation exercises being carried out despite the deductions amounting to thousands of cedis per quarter and leaving the Assemblies short of funds for essential services.