By S. Siapha Mulbah
Green Cities Incorporated yesterday April 3, 2023 held the official opening ceremony of the nation’s first electronic waste refurbishing and recycling center with additional plastic waste management facility.
The endeavor is expected to give Liberia the opportunity of saving the country from the growing wave of pollutions across the world that is greatly affecting climate change poising major health hazard to living species.
The facility is situated in the Kpoto Community, Mount Barclay Montserrado County with two large and well-equipped building that will be used to restore many wastes product including plastic and electronic back to the market for useable reasons.
Speaking during the program that was graced by partners and sponsor of the project, Green Cities Inc. Chief Executive Office James K. Mulbah said waste is a major challenge to Liberia that is why his institution deems it necessary to restore them back.
Mulbah said the institution heavily involved with waste management, refurbishing and recycling was established looking at the waste composition analysis of the country over 10 years back starting with the use of organic waste as fertilizer.
He stated that since then, Green Cities has contributed immensely to have positive impacts on collecting plastic that is mostly disposed to the Atlantic Ocean which is affecting fishes and other inhabitants of the water.
According to him, over 100 tons of plastic waste has been processed by the institution especially using for diesel productions while over 250 tons has been processed paralysis, oil and Caleb plastic.
Mulbah intimated that Green Cities is current putting plans together to have its operations extended to four cities outside Monrovia namely; Ganta, Gbanga, Kakata and Buchanan respectively.
He disclosed that over 100 jobs are expected to be created by the institution for Liberian in the scope areas to add up to the current direct jobs offered.
CEO added that the newly launched facility is capable and equipped of preparing back to useable tools electronic wastes of any kind highlighting the regeneration of cells to batters, recycling cooper aluminum wastes as well.
Meanwhile, Mulbah called environmental authorities to work with waste management institutions in crafting policies that will guide the sector and introducing reforms in order to curtail garbage and other waste problems.
The Chief Technical Advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency, Ben Karmoh, lauded the team at Green Cities for the strides made having the first electronic waste facility constructed.
Karmoh termed the facility as a commitment demonstrated by the waste management and recycling institution to set a difference space in the climate change and environmental world.
According to him, the initiative will complement Liberia’s ambitious nationally determine contributions in fight against climate change because waste burning and disposal into the environment could continue to damage the world.
He further described waste as a nuisance to the public but clarified that the forces behind climate justice and environmental protection considers it as a resource.
Expressing felicitations to Green Cities for the job well done over the years, Kermoh, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, called international and other partners to keep working with institutions across the country for the sustainability of the future.
