The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) has highlighted ongoing sanitation measures being implemented to improve environmental cleanliness within the municipality.

The measures include the engagement of private waste management companies, piloting of waste segregation systems, deployment of sanitation patrols, and the strict enforcement of sanitation regulations to curb indiscriminate dumping.

These initiatives form part of the Assembly’s broader efforts to strengthen waste management, enhance enforcement, and promote public cooperation in maintaining a clean urban environment.

Addressing the media during a tour within the municipality in Accra, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Korle Klottey, Mr Alfred Allotey Gaisie, said the Assembly had segregated its cleaning activities by empowering private companies to undertake daily morning and evening cleaning within electoral areas.

He added that additional companies had been contracted to lift refuse following these cleaning exercises.

Acknowledging that refuse sometimes remained uncollected, the MCE said the Assembly had introduced tracking systems on waste collection vehicles to monitor collection times and improve efficiency.

On waste segregation, Mr Allotey Gaisie noted that the Assembly was piloting the use of designated waste bins to allow pedestrians to separate waste at source, adding that most litter within the municipality was generated by people moving along the streets.

He stressed that enforcement remained central to sustaining sanitation gains, revealing that nine sanitation patrol teams had been deployed to monitor the municipality.

 He also disclosed plans to establish a communication centre to enable residents to report sanitation challenges for prompt response.

According to the MCE, sanitation was a shared responsibility and required the cooperation of residents to succeed.

He said the Assembly continued to release internally generated funds to support sanitation activities.

He described sanitation as a continuous exercise, with cleaning and monitoring carried out throughout the day and night to prevent indiscriminate dumping and ensure timely refuse collection. Residents were encouraged to report uncollected refuse through the Assembly’s hotline to enable swift intervention.

Touching on outdoor advertising, Mr Allotey Gaisie said the Assembly only permitted billboards and posters approved by the Assembly and had begun the weekly removal of unpermitted structures across the municipality.

He explained that many billboards in the municipality had been mounted without the knowledge of the Assembly, adding that the exercise was not targeted at individuals but aimed at ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining an orderly and clean urban environment.