Overview

Ghana’s biggest Landfill Whereas landfills are conventionally engineered and managed for the disposal of solid waste, a series of upstream activities producing e-waste and plastic waste ends up in landfills In Ghana, creating citywide pollution. This is the case of Kpone, formerly Agbobloshie, and other landfill sites across the country. Aside from dealing with hazards from leachate contamination, air pollution poses an important threat to the health of frontline communities. This stems from the number of unprotected youth and women who collect, burn and extract scrap metals for upcycling. The health sector reports highlight a worrying trend of air quality decline across these areas. The growing community of waste workers and scrap collectors, including youth, women and their children, are at immediate risk.