ZOOMLION TO ESTABLISH COMPOSTING PLANT AT AGYEN (PAGE 38, DEC 6, 2010)

ZOOMLION Ghana Limited, a waste management company, is to establish a 300-tonne capacity sorting and composting plant at Agyen Kotoku, near Nsawam in the Eastern Region as part of its waste management improvement services in the country.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zoomlion, Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, made this known at a press briefing on the activities of the plant in Cape Coast.
Mr Siaw Agyepong said the plant was expected to be ready by February, 2011.
He said the country generated enough waste which could feed the plant to turn it into manure for agriculture.
Mr Siaw Agyepong said the company had also set up a subsidiary known as the Zoil Services to deal with oil spill due to the discovery and production of oil in the country.
The CEO said the company also intended to go into large scale agricultural venture to train the youth in agriculture under the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) in agriculture (NYEP).
Mr Siaw Agyepong said the venture would provide employment for the youth who would pass out after their training under the NYEP.
On the promotion of waste management in the Central Region, he said a number of interventions had been introduced to address the situation.
The interventions include the introduction of “bola taxis” and the formation of clubs in basic schools in the region as well as eco- brigades to keep the coastal areas clean to boost tourism.
Mr Siaw Agyepong said the main challenges the company faced were irregular payment from clients, poor sanitary habits and sourcing funding.
He said the company was poised to make a major breakthrough in waste management in the country.