Carbon credits worth $750,000 to be produced by the Mankessim Waste Treatment Plant

 It is anticipated that the recently operational Mankessim Waste Treatment Plant in the Central Region would produce about $750,000 in carbon credits, which will be extremely beneficial to the state and the running firm. The money made will be put back into the plant's future growth as well as used to help out other economic sectors.

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The Jospong Group of Companies' Executive Chairman emphasized the increasing economic worth of garbage throughout the ceremony. "Trash has evolved into a valuable resource that should not be disposed of carelessly; it is no longer disposable," he said, highlighting the significance of creative waste management techniques. The project was hailed by Hon. Seyram Alhassan, Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, who said it demonstrated the government's commitment to a more sustainable and clean Ghana. 

She praised the plant's contribution to over 700 direct and indirect jobs in the Central Region and highlighted its cutting-edge technology that turns garbage into valuable goods like compost and plastic pellets.

His Eminence Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, the paramount chief of the Mankessim Traditional Area, expressed his satisfaction with the facility and said that the compost generated will help Mankessim develop into a hub for agro-processing, fulfilling a long-term ambition of the community's traditional leaders.

 Thirty years ago, I prayed for a facility like this to address our garbage problems. Today, that prayer has been answered," he declared.