Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly supports Zoomlion’s waste management initiative to improve Kumasi

Zoomlion Ghana Limited’s self-loading tricycles, skip compactor trucks, and skip containers has received expressions from  The Environment sub-committee of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to revolutionise waste management in the Greater Kumasi area.

Committee Chairman Abraham Boadi highlighted the significant impact the integration of skip tricycles could have on Kumasi’s waste management system at the visit to various subsidiaries of Zoomlion where the equipment is currently being assembled. “We plan to engage with the General Assembly to ensure this initiative is properly implemented. With five sub-metros in the Ashanti Region, allocating this equipment across each of them would be highly beneficial.”Mr. Boadi said.

This remarks were made after leading a 14-member delegation from the KMA Environment Sub-Committee to inspect ongoing logistics preparations by Zoomlion aimed at enhancing waste management across the Kumasi Metropolis and the Ashanti Region.The JSA Logistics Warehouse in Tema, JA Plant Pool, and the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP) in Adjen Kotoku, Accra were the three key assembly sites, the team visited. Part of the delegation was Metro Environmental Health Officer and Secretary to the Environment Sub-Committee, Kwaku Poku, who described the visit as enlightening.

“What we’ve seen here today is truly encouraging,” Mr. Poku said. “Visiting and seeing the equipment firsthand has opened our eyes to the potential impact this initiative can have on waste management in the Kumasi Metropolis.”he added. “Particularly the self-loading tricycles—are ideal for areas that are inaccessible to larger waste trucks, such as congested markets and densely populated communities “he stated.

Senior Public Health Engineer with the KMA Waste Management Department, Wiafe Akenten Oduro praised Zoomlion for its commitment and investment in the sector.“Without their various initiatives, many people might still be without jobs. Their commitment to improving our national waste management system is commendable, and we fully support their efforts,” Mr. Oduro said.“Without their company’s various initiatives, many people might still be without jobs. Their commitment to improving our national waste management system is commendable, and we fully support their efforts,” Mr. Oduro said.