"Ministry of Environment Commissions Electronic Waste Hand-Over Centre"

" Ministry of Environment Commissions Electronic Waste Hand-Over Centre \r\n\r\nAn electronic waste Hand Over Centre (HOC), meant to serve as a storage or collection point of e-waste products has been inaugurated in\u00a0 Accra.\r\n\r\nApart from serving as a stor\u00adage or collection point, the HOC will help facilitate the recycling process of e-waste products in line with global best practices.\r\n\r\nThe e-waste HOC is part of the \u201cRecycling and Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Equipment in an Environmentally Sound Way\u201d project, initiated by the government through the Ministry of Environment, Sci\u00adence, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) in partnership with the German Government, through KfW.\r\n\r\nSpeaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Minister for Environment, Sci\u00adence, Technology and Innovation, Mrs Ophelia Mensah Hayford, said the establishment of the HOC was a testament to the government\u2019s commitment to both the environ\u00adment and public health.\r\n\r\nShe noted that the facility marked the reflection of the achievements of the e-waste project, which included the safe collection of over 476.88 tons of e-waste cables, 37.03 tons of mixed batteries, 31.83 tons of thermoplas\u00adtics and 87.00 sets of Cathode Ray Televisions (CRT).\r\n\r\nMrs Hayford indicated that the partnership with various stakeholders such as the Environ\u00admental Protection Agency (EPA), Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs), and the e-waste fund, had resulted in a system that incentivised safe disposal of e-waste, created over 450 green jobs and trained more than 200 scrap dealers in the safe handling of e-waste.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt is our firm conviction that this initiative will strengthen the capacity of local e-waste handlers to properly manage electronic waste in ways that reduce the associated risks and increase value recovery,\u201d Mrs Hayford added.\r\n\r\nShe expressed gratitude to relevant stake\u00adholders, including scrap dealers for their commitment and cooperation in ensuring that the e-waste project remained a success.\r\n\r\nIn 2016, the government passed Act 917 to deal with the issue of e-waste after local and international media reports on the use of unconvention\u00adal, crude methods such as burning and acid leaching to extract valuable metals from e-waste materials at Agbogbloshie and its health risk on the citizenry.\r\n\r\nThe government in collaboration with the Federal Re\u00adpublic of Germany through BMZ and KFW started the implementation of the \u2018Recy\u00adcling and Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Equipment in an En\u00advironmentally Sound Way\u2019 project, expected to end next year.\r\n\r\nAn amount of \u20ac20 million was earmarked for the project which had three components, namely, the supply side; focusing on the incentive col\u00adlection of e-waste, Hand Over Cen\u00adtre, focusing on the storage of e-waste and the demand side, focusing on the tendering and recycling of e-waste in an environ\u00admentally sound manner."

"Ministry of Environment Commissions Electronic Waste Hand-Over Centre"

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