{
  "id": 12160425,
  "title": "Gov’t announces plans to create 20,000 jobs in waste management, circular economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/govt-announces-plans-to-create-20-000-jobs-in-waste-management-12160425",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/govt-announces-plans-to-create-20000-jobs-in-waste-management-circular-economy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's government plans to create at least 20,000 permanent jobs by overhauling the country's waste management and circular economy sectors. The government's new nationwide sanitation management system aims to improve waste collection, disposal, and employment opportunities, particularly for young people and women.\n\nDuring a Government Accountability Series on Monday, October 5, 2026, Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Mahama Ayariga announced the ambitious job creation target. The proposed system would be supported by investments in vehicles, waste bins, transfer stations, and engineered landfill sites.\n\nA key aspect of the reforms is replacing open-bucket tricycles with self-loading and self-tipping vehicles. Ayariga believes this change could open up more job opportunities for women, as current tricycle riders are predominantly men. He emphasized that the new system would include existing waste management workers, assuring them that their roles would be retained.\n\nThe sanitation reforms come as the government tackles persistent waste management challenges. Ayariga highlighted the evacuation of accumulated waste at Abossey Okai as an example of measures taken after President John Dramani Mahama emphasized tackling sanitation \"head-on.\"",
  "summary": "The government is targeting the creation of at least 20,000 permanent jobs through a major overhaul of Ghana’s waste management and circular economy sectors, Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Mahama Ayariga has announced.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Gov’t to create 20,000 permanent jobs through waste collection, recycling – Mahama Ayariga",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/govt-to-create-20-000-permanent-jobs-through-waste-collection",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:27:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}