Clean Air Fund warns waste burning during clean-up exercise undermines sanitation campaign

The Country Lead for the Clean Air Fund, Desmond Appiah, has criticised the burning of waste during the nationwide clean-up exercise, warning that the practice undermines the campaign's objective of promoting a cleaner and healthier environment.

Speaking on JoyNews' The Pulse, Mr Appiah said while the nationwide exercise was commendable, the disposal of collected waste through open burning created a new environmental problem."Mr Appiah noted that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had recently introduced Air Quality Regulations that outline how waste should be managed, making open burning inconsistent with national environmental standards.