{
  "id": 9169671,
  "title": "Parliamentary Sanitation Committee impressed by Zoomlion IRECOP progress in Oti Region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/parliamentary-sanitation-committee-impressed-by-zoomlion-irecop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:09:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/parliamentary-sanitation-committee-impressed-by-zoomlion-irecop-progress-in-oti-region/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has lauded Zoomlion Ghana Limited's progress on the construction of the Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) in the Oti Region. Speaking to the media after a three-day visit to MMDAs in the Volta and Oti Regions from September 17 to 19, 2026, the Committee's Chairman, Hon. John Oti Bless, urged the government and stakeholders to support such initiatives for a cleaner Ghana. Although IRECOP is relatively new, the Committee noted that its development is ongoing, including the completion of fencing. Hon. Oti Bless highlighted Rwanda's sanitation success, emphasizing that clear regulations and public compliance are crucial. He stressed that Ghana's sanitation challenge lies in indiscipline and improper waste disposal. The Committee encouraged MMDAs to establish and enforce bye-laws to improve sanitation. Hon. Oti Bless also praised private waste management service providers, citing Zoomlion Ghana as a major player in sanitation efforts. He called for greater collaboration between government, investors, and sanitation providers to expand recycling and sustainable waste management initiatives. The Committee, impressed by the sanitation situation in the Volta Region, described it as the cleanest region visited. They will continue their monitoring in the Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Ashanti, and Eastern Regions, followed by others. Hon. Oti Bless urged media organizations to educate the public on proper sanitation practices and the importance of maintaining clean communities, as indiscriminate waste disposal can have negative consequences. In Ho, the Committee discussed MMDAs' utilization of the 10% sanitation allocation under the District Assembly Common Fund and the challenges faced, such as the lack of skip containers for effective waste collection.",
  "summary": "The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has expressed its satisfaction with the level of work that has so far gone into the construction of Zoomlion Ghana Limited's Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) at Yabram, Dambai, in the Oti Region.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Krachi East Assembly hails Zoomlion’s IRECOP intervention at Yabram",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/krachi-east-assembly-hails-zoomlions-irecop-intervention-at-yabram",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:11:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}