The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Sogakope Area Office has launched an ambitious initiative aimed at reducing the volume of plastic waste reaching landfill sites within its operational area.
The programme follows findings from earlier pilot projects which revealed alarming quantities of plastic sachets accumulating in local landfills.
In response, the Area Office has introduced a plastic waste segregation programme across basic schools in the Keta Municipality. The initiative is expected to prevent an estimated 32 million plastic sachets from entering landfills each year.
To support the effort, the EPA partnered with the Keta Municipal Assembly and Wasteman Ghana Limited, a plastic waste off-taker, to supply waste bins to 81 basic schools across the municipality.
According to projections by the Area Office, the programme will divert approximately 940 tons of plastic waste over a full academic year of about ten months.
Speaking at the launch, Derick Logo, Area Head of the EPA Sogakope Office, said the programme seeks to instil responsibility and sustainable habits in students. He noted that the bins provided are not just waste collection tools but symbols of behavioural change.
“They are empowering young people to become champions of cleanliness and guardians of the environment,” he said. “We are building a greener tomorrow—one bin at a time.”
The EPA says the exercise forms part of its broader strategy to promote sustainable waste management practices and reduce the environmental footprint of plastic waste in the region.
