Jospong Group partners Komptech to train over 600 stakeholders on integrated solid waste management - Adomonline.com

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has launched the Jospong-Komptech Waste Academy project to train over 600 staff of Zoomlion and other public officials on integrated solid waste management.

The Academy is part of a 3-year capacity-building cooperation agreement between the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), JGC, and Komptech in collaboration with ICEP and theTechnical University of Vienna, and it signifies JGC’s collective dedication to advancing sustainable waste management practices in Ghana.

Speaking at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, the Project Lead for the Jospong-Komptech Waste Academy, Brigadier General Mike Akpatsu, explained that the project is a comprehensive three year renewal agreement that seeks to train, transfer knowledge and build capacity of the youth on waste management.

He added that, the project is also working with the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) to create awareness and also reach out to policymakers to sensitize and advocate for waste segregation policy to influence waste management at homes.

Akwelley Bulley-Kwakyi, noted that JGC was poised to make significant strides towards a more sustainable and efficient waste management ecosystem in Ghana.

She believes that the Jospong-Komptech Waste Academy project will greatly improve the nation’s sanitation knowledge gap.

The agreement encompasses a series of capacity-building sessions, research collaborations,and awareness campaigns aimed at enhancing effective waste management practices in Ghana.