Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has attributed the persistent problem of illegal waste dumping in Ghana to weak waste management infrastructure and poor enforcement of sanitation bylaws.
Speaking during the first day of the National Cleaning Exercise on Friday, July 10, 2026, Mr. Siaw Agyepong said Ghana’s quest for a cleaner environment would only succeed if authorities consistently enforced existing sanitation regulations.
“It must be enforced; the laws must be enforced,” he stressed.
He pledged the Jospong Group’s support for government efforts to strengthen enforcement, saying compliance with sanitation laws is critical to improving waste management across the country.
“We are going to support the government to ensure the enforcement of bylaws, to ensure that people do the right thing,” he said.
His remarks come after President John Dramani Mahama directed Ghanaians to participate in a two-day nationwide cleaning exercise following the devastating floods of June 29, 2026, which affected large parts of Accra and several other communities.
Mr. Siaw Agyepong also highlighted the growing problem of illegal dumping at designated waste collection points, blaming poor supervision and inadequate waste infrastructure for the situation.
According to him, waste generated by market traders should be deposited in designated containers, while commercial tricycle operators, popularly known as aboboyaa operators, should transport refuse directly to transfer stations instead of dumping it at market collection sites.
“The aboboyaa people come and dump here, and then they collect money. They are not supposed to dump here; they are supposed to go to a transfer station,” he explained.
He noted that improving waste infrastructure, coupled with strict enforcement of sanitation bylaws, would significantly reduce indiscriminate dumping and help prevent environmental hazards, including flooding caused by choked drains.
