In Photos: Clean-up exposes alarming levels of waste at Mallam Market

Heaps of refuse were cleared from Mallam Market on Friday morning as residents, traders, Assembly Members and waste management companies joined the government's nationwide clean-up exercise, exposing the scale of waste littering one of Accra's busiest commercial centres.

Several traders welcomed the initiative, describing it as timely and urging authorities to make the exercise a monthly activity rather than a one-off intervention, saying regular clean-ups would help keep the market clean and minimise flooding.

MyJoyOnline's photojournalist Judy Yayra Avanu was on grounds, capturing scenes of the exercise and the massive heaps of waste cleared as residents, traders and sanitation workers worked together to restore cleanliness at the market.