Enforce Sanitation Laws, Fund KCARP: ESPA Ashanti President Urges Government

Kumasi, Ashanti Region — April 22, 2026

The Ashanti Regional President of the Environmental Service Providers Association, Ing. Eugene Amo Asamoah, has called on government to set up specialized sanitation courts to swiftly prosecute illegal dumping offenders.

Ing. Amo Asamoah, who is also Business Development Manager for the Kumasi Compost and Recycling Plant, said Ghana already has a legal framework governing waste management and sanitation.

“What we need is a serious government that will ensure enforcement on illegal dumping alongside prosecution of offenders,” he told Atinka News’ Obofo Michael in an exclusive interview.

He called for adequate funding mechanisms to ensure sustainable waste management and for producer responsibility principles to be reinforced.

“Our polluter-pay principle or extended producer responsibility must be enforced. We should also establish global standards of disposal. Ghana needs laws that work for people in the country,” he said.

Ing. Amo Asamoah said Kumasi should not be suffering a waste management crisis because the city hosts Africa’s largest compost and recycling plant.

“KCARC has been in operation for almost 6 years, serving the good people of Kumasi and the region. That is why waste management issues haven’t been a problem for the past years in Kumasi,” he said.

 

He noted, however, that the Kumasi Compost and Recycling Plant is financially distressed and unable to perform its functions as expected. This, he said, has left waste collectors without an appropriate place to dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly manner.

“The solution to Kumasi’s waste management issues already exists. Government and other authorities should do their very best to ensure their financial commitment to KCARP to allow for uninterrupted services to all ESPA members,” Ing. Amo Asamoah added.