McCarthy Hill residents call for removal of dumping site

Background Residents of McCarthy Hill, Mendskrom and Mangoline have, for the past month, raised concerns over the use of a wetland area behind the communities as a temporary waste disposal site.

Lingering concerns A spokesperson for the association, William Quartey, said while the suspension of dumping activities was a welcome development, the heaps of waste left behind continued to pose environmental and public health concerns.

The association further called on the relevant environmental and sanitation agencies to carry out sustained fumigation exercises to eliminate flies and other disease vectors that proliferated during the period the site was used for waste disposal.