{
  "id": 6621482,
  "title": "Accra residents urged to report open waste burning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/accra-residents-urged-to-report-open-waste-burning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T18:21:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/accra-residents-urged-to-report-open-waste-burning/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Accra residents are being urged to report instances of open waste burning as part of a new campaign aimed at improving air quality. The Stop Waste Burning initiative, launched by Infinity 970 with support from Breathe Cities Accra and Clean Air Fund, involves a phone line for citizens to report cases to their local municipal assemblies for action. The two primary sources of air pollution in Accra are waste burning and transport, according to Desmond Appiah, Country Lead of the Clean Air Fund. The campaign aims to tackle waste management, reduce burning, and promote a circular economy through segregation and recycling. Barbara Davis, Head of Infinity 970, emphasized the need for increased education and enforcement to change public behavior, as many are aware that smoke is harmful but unaware of the extent of the damage it causes. The Ayawaso North Municipal Chief Executive, Haruna Mohamed Awal, noted that the assembly has started educating residents, particularly schoolchildren, and plans to distribute waste bins and further educate the community on waste segregation. The organizers hope the campaign will boost public participation in reducing open burning and enhancing air quality in the participating municipalities.",
  "summary": "Residents in Accra are being encouraged to report people who burn waste as part of a new campaign to tackle open burning and improve air quality. The Stop Waste Burning campaign, being implemented by Infinity 970 with support from Breathe Cities Accra and Clean Air Fund and in collaboration with 13 municipal assemblies, provides a phone line for residents to report cases of open waste burning to…",
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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."
}