WASTE PROCESSING PLANT FOR ABURANSA (PAGE 23)

THE problem of plastic waste disposal which has been the bane of most communities will soon be a thing of the past within the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) municipality with the construction of recycling plant at Aburansa.
As a result of the collaboration between the Gouda municipality of The Netherlands and the KEEA Municipal Assembly, early next year four tonnes of recycled plastic from 4,000 kilogrammes of waste will be turned into sheets and tiles, among other things.
At a three-day seminar for agents for the collection of types of plastic waste in Elmina, the Project Manager of Cyclus Limited, Mr Bless Darke, said response by the agents had so far been encouraging. They rake in 1,700 kilogrammes of waste weekly.
He said the KEEA Municipal Assembly had also donated 400 litter bins to neighbouring assemblies to ensure regular supply of raw materials for the plant.
He said the plant would not only help reduce the sanitation problems within the KEEA and neighbouring assemblies but also offer employment for about 3,000 youth.
Mr Darke said the KEEA had placed litter bins at the disposal of collection agents at vantage points, while some of them had also been donated to the neighbouring assemblies to ensure the regular supply of raw materials for the effective operation of the plant.
Mr Wim Hardeman, the Project Manager of Cyclus Netherlands, which is supporting the project, said at the moment only transparent bottles were being collected but that other types of bottles and waste such as sachets and containers for cooking oil, detergents, soft drinks and shopping bags would also be needed after the construction of a new plant next year.
He said the machines were expected in the country by the end of this month, adding that work on the construction was progressing steadily.