Ghanaians' attitude towards waste management appalling - Apaak

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Owura Ntim 9 years ago

Ghanaian attitude toward waste management is similar to Ghanaian attitude toward politic. People are apathetic and its all about what they will get now without any future consideration. In similar manner square pegs with mon ...
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Ghanaian attitude toward waste management is similar to Ghanaian attitude toward politic. People are apathetic and its all about what they will get now without any future consideration. In similar manner square pegs with money can buy their way into political office only to steal and the Ghanaian apathetically sit down feel the pain of mismanagement and claim God will help them. The day Ghanaians will be mindful to maintain good public sanitation, Thieves in political office will see their end.
Queen 9 years ago

While Ghanaians need to change their attitude towards waste sanitation, the government ain't doing much to educate the public in doing so. How can a capital city, the area for business, be engulf with that much filth & no one ...
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While Ghanaians need to change their attitude towards waste sanitation, the government ain't doing much to educate the public in doing so. How can a capital city, the area for business, be engulf with that much filth & no one notice it until now? Go to Rwanda & see their capital city Kigali, the place is probably the cleanest place in africa. The government there has made it a mandatory for its citizens to do a massive clean up once a month & their president sometimes participate. Nobody seem to care for the environment or their surroundings in Omo Ghana
Arny 9 years ago

Ghana is a filthy country filled with people who just want to sit down waiting for free money. The defecating and urintaing in public places is insane.
What a filthy smelling country !

Ghana is a filthy country filled with people who just want to sit down waiting for free money. The defecating and urintaing in public places is insane.
What a filthy smelling country !
CARDINAL 9 years ago

What is wrong with this idiotic administration? Why is it that every problem has to reach critical point before attracting this administration's attention? With 700 Presidential staffers, why do we have to endure crisis after ...
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What is wrong with this idiotic administration? Why is it that every problem has to reach critical point before attracting this administration's attention? With 700 Presidential staffers, why do we have to endure crisis after crisis?

I don't think this government need China's 3 billion dollars loan. They must as well sell us to China then would not have to worry about managing this banana republic. The government cannot even collect refuse(BORLA) from the streets?
Nana Yaw 9 years ago

KA NA KA BIO.

KA NA KA BIO.
Twit 9 years ago

While ghana is becoming a very unbearable place to live..chronic water & power outages coupled with depreciation of the cedis, sanitation problem has now reach an alarming proportion. There's just total lack of shame in this ...
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While ghana is becoming a very unbearable place to live..chronic water & power outages coupled with depreciation of the cedis, sanitation problem has now reach an alarming proportion. There's just total lack of shame in this country & ' I don't care attitude' among in some degree, the average ghanaians & most often, the politicians. Beautiful parts of the city soon become ruined with filth.
GHFUO, MALLAM MAHAMA BB! 9 years ago

FINE, DO VOLUNTEER HRS IN CLEANUP, JAIL. THEESE ARE WAT THE VARIOUS CITY MAYORS, DCE SHOULD BE EMBARKING ON. IF U SEE UNSCRUPULOUS MDAFUCKERS URINTAING ANYWHERE, THROWNIG TRASH IN AREAS THEY ARE NOT SUPPED TO ETC. ARREST THEM ...
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FINE, DO VOLUNTEER HRS IN CLEANUP, JAIL. THEESE ARE WAT THE VARIOUS CITY MAYORS, DCE SHOULD BE EMBARKING ON. IF U SEE UNSCRUPULOUS MDAFUCKERS URINTAING ANYWHERE, THROWNIG TRASH IN AREAS THEY ARE NOT SUPPED TO ETC. ARREST THEM. MAKE THEM PAY A FINE. OR HAVE THEM PERFORM VOLUNTEER HRS CLEANING UP TRASH, WORKING IN THE HOSPITAL ETC OR AT THE VERY WORST TO THOSE WHO FOUT ALL THREE. JAIL THEM FOR 3 MTHS. THIS IS WHAT WESTERN NATIONS DO N DATS WHY THESE SAME GOOD FOR NOTHING GH LEAERS CAN HAVE THE FREEOM TO GO TO THEIR COUNTRIES N SPEND THEIR STOLEN MONEY. ACCRA IS A DIRTY, DUSTY, SMELLY AND DARK PLACE ESP AT NITE..OH LORD..
Foster 9 years ago

Parading his girlfriend in broad daylight. Even JJ didn't do that.

Parading his girlfriend in broad daylight. Even JJ didn't do that.
Adjei 9 years ago

Pay the company so that they can continue to work.

Pay the company so that they can continue to work.
Gaisey R 9 years ago

How does NDC EXPECT THIS IMPORTANT COMPANY TO WORK ON CREDIT?. Who is responsible for the payments

How does NDC EXPECT THIS IMPORTANT COMPANY TO WORK ON CREDIT?. Who is responsible for the payments
Concerned citizenc 9 years ago

Look at the face of this Apaak, does he look like somebody with any sense? This goat tender has no sense to be advising the President.

Look at the face of this Apaak, does he look like somebody with any sense? This goat tender has no sense to be advising the President.
Zoobie-Zoobie 9 years ago

what qualifies him?

what qualifies him?
Pelicles 9 years ago

His face tells how stupid he is and how can this man be a presidential staffer.

His face tells how stupid he is and how can this man be a presidential staffer.
TKN 9 years ago

THOSE IN POWER ARE DIRTY BY NATURE SO HOW CAN WE EXPECT THEM TO HELP KEEP GHANA CLEAN. BOLE DIRTY CRIMINAL AS A PRESIDENT,HMMMM. AND THAT USELESS APAAK, WISH TO KNOW WHERE HE LIVES AND FROM.

THOSE IN POWER ARE DIRTY BY NATURE SO HOW CAN WE EXPECT THEM TO HELP KEEP GHANA CLEAN. BOLE DIRTY CRIMINAL AS A PRESIDENT,HMMMM. AND THAT USELESS APAAK, WISH TO KNOW WHERE HE LIVES AND FROM.
J R 9 years ago

MAHAMA AND SO CALLED FOREIGN MINISTER ARE PARTYING IN IN SOUTH AFRICA WILL GHANAIANS ARE WATCHING.
LORDINA CAN'T WAIT TILL CHRISTMAS IS HERE WHEN SHE GETS AN OVERSEAS FAMILY VACATION.

MAHAMA AND SO CALLED FOREIGN MINISTER ARE PARTYING IN IN SOUTH AFRICA WILL GHANAIANS ARE WATCHING.
LORDINA CAN'T WAIT TILL CHRISTMAS IS HERE WHEN SHE GETS AN OVERSEAS FAMILY VACATION.
NOKWARE 9 years ago

Ghanaians are just dirty and happy to live with it.They shit in their houses,parcel them and throw them in gutters and when they get up blame the government.In Accra and Kumasi you find gutters choked with house garbage and w ...
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Ghanaians are just dirty and happy to live with it.They shit in their houses,parcel them and throw them in gutters and when they get up blame the government.In Accra and Kumasi you find gutters choked with house garbage and when it rains there is flood everywhere.
Twit 9 years ago

Well, you can't blame Ghanaians entirely the poor sanitation in the country. Most homes don't have access to toilets and the government need to make it a law for landlords to provide such amnesties.

Well, you can't blame Ghanaians entirely the poor sanitation in the country. Most homes don't have access to toilets and the government need to make it a law for landlords to provide such amnesties.
Kojo Billy Duncan 9 years ago

The law is there but no one enforces it. Moreover, the filthy people do not mind living in such conditions. There are several instances when modern lavatories are provided the people still defecate around the premises. The si ...
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The law is there but no one enforces it. Moreover, the filthy people do not mind living in such conditions. There are several instances when modern lavatories are provided the people still defecate around the premises. The situation is incredible. People refuse to separate kitchen/garden waste which could be composted for horticulture, from paper, plastics, glass and metals.
AGBEVE... 9 years ago

MISMANAGEMENT KILLING GHANA

MISMANAGEMENT KILLING GHANA
Koomson 9 years ago

Not paying these companies is an attempt to SABOTAGE the Finances of NPP. EVERYBODY KNOWS THESE WASTE COLLECTING COMPANIES ARE NPP SUPPORTERS

Not paying these companies is an attempt to SABOTAGE the Finances of NPP. EVERYBODY KNOWS THESE WASTE COLLECTING COMPANIES ARE NPP SUPPORTERS
MARCUS AMPADU 9 years ago

We don't have new visions on how we want to efficiently and effectively run our growing cities.

Accra, for example, should be zoned into commercial and residential sections.
All the garbage from the commercial zone should ...
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We don't have new visions on how we want to efficiently and effectively run our growing cities.

Accra, for example, should be zoned into commercial and residential sections.
All the garbage from the commercial zone should be separated from that of the residential zone, and called municipal waste. The refuse from the municipal waste should be managed differently from the waste from the residential trash. More of the municipal waste should go into specially built landfills and incinerators.

The refuse from the residential zone should first be sorted into recyclables, and biodegradables.
Then they are sent to landfills and incinerators.
The biodegradables find their way into specially designed compost stations.

Schools, churches, mosques, hospitals and markets must all participate in this waste collection exercise.

Finally, we must find a way to handle our Ewaste and medical waste.
Kwame Joe 9 years ago

Nobody will pay attention to what you are suggesting, you didn't hear the song - Yentieh Obiara ?

Nobody will pay attention to what you are suggesting, you didn't hear the song - Yentieh Obiara ?
YOOMOBEGA 9 years ago

What does it take to take care of our waste?
We are just lazy.

What does it take to take care of our waste?
We are just lazy.
Papa Yaw 9 years ago

No

No
Ekua UK 9 years ago

Mr. President,
You are always hosting foreign dignitaries, do they see this filth? Are you not ashamed?
Ghana has never been so bad because other leaders have managed the country better.
It's not surprising that Ghana, the ...
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Mr. President,
You are always hosting foreign dignitaries, do they see this filth? Are you not ashamed?
Ghana has never been so bad because other leaders have managed the country better.
It's not surprising that Ghana, the beacon of Africa is now a laughing stock across the globe.
If you can't bear the heat, ship out. Ghana needs to move forward not back ward.
Also think about the health of your people and the health of the Nation.
Channel some of the LOOT into infrastructure.
GHFUO, MALLAM MAHAMA BB! 9 years ago

THESE LAZY, DUMB NIGGAS. WAITING FOR JESUS TO COME N SCRUB THEIR GUTTERS AND THEIR SINS...IDIOTS!
HPW DUMB CAN U BE. CAN PPL THROW TRASH ANYWHERE IN OTHER COUNTRIES? SO WHY ONT U GO TO SOME OF THE C,LEANEST NATIONS ON EARTH ...
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THESE LAZY, DUMB NIGGAS. WAITING FOR JESUS TO COME N SCRUB THEIR GUTTERS AND THEIR SINS...IDIOTS!
HPW DUMB CAN U BE. CAN PPL THROW TRASH ANYWHERE IN OTHER COUNTRIES? SO WHY ONT U GO TO SOME OF THE C,LEANEST NATIONS ON EARTH AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY O. AND REPLICATE THAT IN GH. WE ARE ALL HUMANS, BUT PPL CHOOSE TO BEHAVE DIFFERENTLY BASE ON HOW MUCH THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH. IN GH, U CAN GET AWAY WITH PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING N DATS WHY THE ACCRA IS SO DAMN FILTHY! IF I WERE MAHAMA, I WILL NEVER STAY IN ACCRA. MOVE TO AKOSOMBO!
HANSON 9 years ago

These companies are NPP COMPANIES THAT IS WHY THE ACCOUNTANTS ARE REFUSING TO PAY. THEY Don't WANT THE COMPANIES TO GET MONEY TO SUPPORT THE NPP
MAHAMA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

These companies are NPP COMPANIES THAT IS WHY THE ACCOUNTANTS ARE REFUSING TO PAY. THEY Don't WANT THE COMPANIES TO GET MONEY TO SUPPORT THE NPP
MAHAMA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Mumuni Anurka 9 years ago

It is good that Dr Clement Apaak has worked to get himself in the good books of Prez Mahama. We know he has no prescrebed role but creates roles for himself. We are watching patiently for him to come home and continue with hi ...
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It is good that Dr Clement Apaak has worked to get himself in the good books of Prez Mahama. We know he has no prescrebed role but creates roles for himself. We are watching patiently for him to come home and continue with his campaign to be MP for Builsa South. HE WILL FAIL MISERABLY!!! We the "Concerned Builsa Southers" are waiting for him. We will rather campaign for Mr Roger Abolimbisa, to continue with the good works he started, including carrying young ladies in his 4x4 'pajero' or Nissan. Dr Apaak, be warned; Hon Roger is still around.
Fred 9 years ago

Accra is very dirty and smelling bad. Togo is better.

Accra is very dirty and smelling bad. Togo is better.
Kofi kwame 9 years ago

Mr Doctor,Is Govts attitude towards waste management but not the people,Do nots puts blames on the people,yes you guys knew how to spend peoples money un wanted dispute on politics but when it's comes on cleanness then blame ...
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Mr Doctor,Is Govts attitude towards waste management but not the people,Do nots puts blames on the people,yes you guys knew how to spend peoples money un wanted dispute on politics but when it's comes on cleanness then blamed upon blamed on ordinary citizen.dumping of waste is a thing of past just like black and white Tv,
mr amin 9 years ago

pls BAN plastics we beg u to do whatever u can to Ban Ban Ban plastics if not govt can never overcome rubbish expecialy in rural areas. ban pastics n we shall be free

pls BAN plastics we beg u to do whatever u can to Ban Ban Ban plastics if not govt can never overcome rubbish expecialy in rural areas. ban pastics n we shall be free
Antiochus - London 9 years ago

Will Clement shut up and engage his brain before he opens his mouth.

Will Clement shut up and engage his brain before he opens his mouth.
OPPONG KOJO 9 years ago

I agree 100% with Apaak's statement because I personally have held the same opinion of Ghanaians concerning waste management for many years. And I personally do the following to reduce waste 1. I personally do not accept any ...
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I agree 100% with Apaak's statement because I personally have held the same opinion of Ghanaians concerning waste management for many years. And I personally do the following to reduce waste 1. I personally do not accept any polythene bags for purchases I make anywhere, whether at THE GAME or at a kiosk- I always receive a look of surprise at any shop in The Game or elsewhere when I pull out some old ones I bring along in my bag or pocket from home. Thus, I always recycle the numerous ones my wife may and invariably does accept- I am really trying hard to indoctrinate her not to accept any more!!. 2. I double any polythene bag before putting any contents in them, this makes them more durable and thus they last even months in my office-bag being reused quite a number of times when their counterparts) bought at the same time would be long damaged and flying around or thrown away. I even prefer to use cloth bags which can be washes and reused and I have two of such in my office-bag always. 3. I do not and never drink pure water from sachets in public to avoid throwing them on the ground and littering like the typical Ghanaian would do-in public I buy water in Plastic bottles and only in the office do I use sachets, which the refuse collector hopefully disposes of properly. In fact, I NEVER buy things in traffic for this same and more reasons. 4. When I make purchases, e.g toothpaste in paper cover packaging, I remove the packaging and leave them with the vendors-I do not take useless extra rubbish with me home. 5. I separate all my refuse at home in two waste bins in the kitchen, regularly throw away the organic stuff into the bushes behind my house and regularly burn the combustible ones (toilet papers, the few plastics and papers) every two weeks or so behind my house. As for the glasses and tins, I take them miles away once a month to my mum's and add them to her refuse for regular collection by the waste collectors contracted for that instead of patronizing the illegal waste pit (now a heap) on a small piece land that had been quarried by hand for stones: in fact I walk by that heap with the tin and bottle rubbish in my hand and NEVER ONCE have I thrown it or anything else in there!!! Ghanaians are simply not disciplined and principled in all matters, not only concerning waste and refuse!! We should reintroduce the net-bags we once used for shopping and use highly durable brown paper bags in supermarkets and put a punitive charge on all plastic bags or ban them outright as some countries have done. Moreover, the key is avoiding the production of waste and separating waste!!! Is any Ghanaian listening, Halloo wifee?
military man 9 years ago

We talk of power outages due to electricity rationing all over the place but none of our so-called learned experts with degrees upon degrees after their names is coming up with the idea of waste management by means of power g ...
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We talk of power outages due to electricity rationing all over the place but none of our so-called learned experts with degrees upon degrees after their names is coming up with the idea of waste management by means of power generation using garbage as as secondary fuel to generate steam in boilers to drive steam turbines to generate power to supplement our anaemic power supply system in the country.

This technology has been proved to be environmentally safe in conjuction with ESP's( Electrostatic precipitators) which will save a lot of landfills from being overwhelmed because all that will need to be sent to the landfills will be the reduced volume of ash from the ESP's.

It's given that a source of fuel(natural gas, bunker "C", jet fuel, diesel fuel) will be needed for the initial firing of the boilers and once the boilers are up to temperature the supplementary fuel can be added through a conveyor belt system to the boiler solid fuel bed.

This system is very popular in some of the cities in North America.

Ghana can have about 6 of these units strategically placed across the country especially in areas where garbage is generated in large volumes.

Can our energy sector please look into this and see how feasible this can be in our country?

"Killing two birds with one stone" kinda idea because it will help with both our power generation and garbage control issues.

Where are the so-called experts? Speak up please.

GOD SAVE GHANA!!!!!
MARCUS AMPADU 9 years ago

Waste-to-Energy system has been around for sometime now. Can prove to the answer for our waste nightmare. Let's try it.

Waste-to-Energy system has been around for sometime now. Can prove to the answer for our waste nightmare. Let's try it.
OB 9 years ago

DR Apaak no excuse ,govt promised 100 days to solve this problem ,peroid

DR Apaak no excuse ,govt promised 100 days to solve this problem ,peroid

Ghanaians' attitude towards waste management appalling - Apaak

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