The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has called on the government to expedite the commissioning of the Akwadum Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) in Koforidua.

The move, they believe, will significantly improve solid waste management and create jobs in the Eastern Region.

During an oversight visit to the facility, the Committee led by its Chairman and Member of Parliament for Nkwanta North, John Oti Bless expressed satisfaction with the state-of-the-art plant and its potential to transform sanitation services in the region. "This facility is impressive and well-equipped to address our waste management challenges," said Hon.

Oti Bless. "I expected it to be operational by now.