Berekum: Madam Veronica Benewaa, the Assembly Member for the Nyamebekyere Electoral Area in the Berekum East Municipality, has lauded the assembly’s ‘pay-to-dump’ waste disposal programme implementation in the area. She explained that under the programme, the Assembly had put waste containers at strategic places that enabled residents to dump their household waste and paid some fees.

According to Ghana News Agency, in an interview at Berekum, Madam Benewaa said the programme implementation had improved environmental cleanliness as well as sanitation and waste management in the Municipality, saying the Assembly’s Internally Generated Funds (IGF) had also improved accordingly. She highlighted the previous challenges where residents disposed of their household waste indiscriminately, leading to poor sanitation and hygiene conditions.

Madam Benewaa commended Hajia Fatimatu Abubakar, the Berekum East Municipal Chief Executive, for her innovative approach in addressing these issues. She emphasized that with the programme’s execution, the Assembly had now taken charge of waste collection and disposal. She advised residents to change their attitudes towards waste disposal by using the containers provided for dumping refuse, thereby supporting the Municipality’s efforts in maintaining cleanliness and improving public health.