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World pledges to protect polluted, degraded planet
April 12, 20190THE world to has laid the groundwork for a radical shift to a more sustainable future, where innovation will be harnessed to tackle environmental challenges, the use of throwaway plastics will be significantly reduced, and development... -
Illegal dumping of refuse: 22 fined GHc450 each
April 6, 2019OFFICIALS of the La-Nkwantanang Assembly Madina Municipal Assembly in the Greater-Accra Region have arrested 22 people, including two employees of Zoomlion, for dumping refuse on the Madina-Adenta Highway. Each of the culprits was made to pay... -
SDGs attainment impossible without clean country
April 6, 2019GHANAIANS have been urged to take keen interest and play active roles in cleaning their environment as a prerequisite for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Chief Executive Offcer of Overseas Commerce Ghana Limited... -
Ghana’s plastic plague: A disincentive for tourism
April 6, 2019THE sandy shore spans far into the distance, edged by lush palm trees on one side, and the foaming ocean on the other side. A massive wave rolls up the beach, bringing plastic bags, bottles, and... -
Fix plastic waste or there will be more plastic than fishes in the sea – EPA
April 2, 2019MADAM Cindy Badu, the acting Director of Built Environment at the Environmental Protection Agency, has warned that if the menace of plastic waste is not checked, the sea is likely to be filled with more plastic... -
Perennial flooding: Construction of underground drain at Kaneshie First Light begins
April 2, 2019FOR the entire month of March 2019, the Kaneshie First Light portion of the Kaneshie-Winneba road will be closed for traffic to pave way for the construction of an underground drain to prevent perennial flooding in... -
Agbogbloshie e-waste causing child cancers
April 2, 2019THE Director-General of the Ghana Health Service has confirmed the authorities are aware of babies contracting cancer as a result of being fed with metal-infested breast milk by mothers who inhale smoke from the Agbogloshie e-waste... -
Mechanical Street Sweepers: Local Govt Minister lauds Zoomlion
March 29, 2019-Robert Kwaku Adjei, ACCRA HAJIA Alima Mahama, the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited for making another laudable move to tackling the sanitation challenges facing the country. The Honourable Minister... -
Hi-tech plant soon
March 29, 2019– Raymond Tetteh, ACCRA IN line with its commitment to tackle electronic waste head on, government is to establish a state-of-the-art recycling plant at Agbogbloshie in Accra. Construction is to begin in April, this year. The... -
Zoomlion committed to attain environmental cleanliness
March 28, 2019On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, the chairman of Zoomlion Group of Companies, Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, unveiled a number of Mechanical Street Sweepers in line with President Akufo-Addo’s ‘Clean Accra’ agenda. Below is the full text...