Danger looms: E-waste dumpsite under siege!!
Dr Marfo (third from right) and other committee members at the E-waste dump site
The Parliamentary Select Committee on EnvironÂment, Science and TechÂnology has said it will push for the eviction of residents who have built close to the E-waste collection centre around the Atomic Energy Commission.
Expressing worry about the springing up of residential facilities around the E-waste dumpsite, the committee said it would impress upon the local assembly to evict the encroachers to in order avert any future disaster.
Dr Marfo (in cap) with other members of the committee after the facility visi
Interacting with the media after leading members of the committee on a working visit to E-waste site and other dump sites on WednesÂday, Dr Emmanuel Marfo, ChairÂman of the committee, said the arÂeas around E-waste dump site must not be allowed to be inhabited.
The purpose of the visit was to ascertain how E-waste is being handled from the collection point to the facility and how same is managed.
When the team visited the e-waste site, the Ghanaian Times obÂserved that dozens of the residenÂtial facilities were in close proximity to the site, some as close as 100 meters.
Per a publication by the Central Pollution Control Board of India in 2017, the recommended buffer from an E-waste site should be at least 200 meters.
Dr Marfo could not fathom why authorities could allow residential facilities to be erected so close to the site considering the health implications of residing so close to the site.
In his view, the land tenure system in the country should be addressed to tackle the phenomeÂnon of residential facilities around E-waste sites which are toxic and human unfriendly environments.
According to Dr Marfo, E-waste is one of the fastest growing solid wastes concerns globally and how to effectively manage it has come to the fore considering the health hazards associated to it.
Given the countryâs rapid population growth, the Oforikrom MP said the manufacturing and importation of electronic products would increase as its waste and that the country must adequately be prepared for same.
âLooking at this development, how are we going to handle the waste going forward? That is why the committee has decided to take a step to ascertain how waste is being managed here and other parts of the country,â he pointed out.
He said the committee in its report would be making recomÂmendations to the House so as to address the challenges of the E-waste industry.
 BY JULIUS YAO PETETSI
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