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Accra could soon be hit by a major waste management crisis following the Environmental Protection Agency’s intention to ban dumping at major landfill sites which are already full to capacity.The EPA has already directed waste management companies to stop dumping at Saba Landfill Site and Joy News sources at the Agency say the Pantang Landfill site could soon be closed.There are fears this could result in health crisis especially when the rains set in.Joy News has learnt that over seventy percent of waste generated in Accra is dumped at the Saba landfill site.The rest of the waste generated are transported to another facility at Pantang near Madina and other smaller ones within the city.The Saba dump site which is an old quarry, is now overstretched and the Environmental Protection Agency has directed its closure.This means the over 900 tonnes of waste dumped at the Saba site daily must be directed elsewhere.But Joy News sources at the Environmental Protection Agency say there are grave concerns about the state of other facilities.A smaller facility at the Ableku-Nsumfa-CP area here in Accra has also been closed and the EPA intends to stop dumping at Pantang.Most Environmental Service Providers are looking up to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly which is still scouting for a new dump site.The waste management and recycling plant at Adjen Kotoku which was due for completion for January this year has also been extended to June. This comes in the wake of cholera outbreak which has already claimed 19 lives in Accra and there are fears of serious health crisis if the AMA and government in general do not act fast to save the situation before the rains set in.Meanwhile, the Greater Accra regional Manager of Zoomlion Ghana Limited which manages both the Saba and Pantang Landfill sites said the situation has not reached a crisis point yet.Robert Coleman told Joy News in spite of the EPA directive they are still dumping at Saba because some space is still available.He also said the company has acquired a new temporary site to save the situation before the Adjen Kotoku recycling plant is commissioned.
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