Michael Kpakpo Allotey and Kelvin Boateng exchanging the signed document
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Intellivision Technologies Ltd. to establish a 100-tonne plastic-to-fuel pyrolysis plant in Accra.
The facility will deploy Hydroxy System’s patented pyrolysis technology to convert plastic waste into premium-grade petrol, diesel, kerosene and activated carbon.
Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, said the facility is a practical solution to Accra’s plastic menace, since it would help divert thousands of tonnes of low-value plastics from drains and landfills, cut open burning, and turn waste into useful oil and gas.
‘’Beyond the environmental gains, the plant will create jobs across collection, sorting, and operations, strengthen our sanitation efforts, and give the city a reliable end-market for sachets and films that recyclers cannot use. This is about cleaner neighbourhoods, flood prevention, and a circular economy that works for our people,” he said.
He said the initiative would create about 1500 direct and indirect jobs for the people of Accra and beyond.
MCE for Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, Alfred Allotey – Gaisie who was present at the event emphasised that the initiative was great and will help keep the city clean. He encouraged other Municipal Assemblies even outside Accra to adopt this initiative to help keep the country clean.
The Chief Executive Officer of Intellivision Technologies Ltd, Kelvin Boateng, stated that the agreement was intended to “ignite a movement” that places innovation at the centre of Accra’s waste management adding that the company’s strategy focused on the circular economy and described the project as a pathway to a cleaner, healthier and more prosperous future for residents.
He noted that the plant was expected to create jobs and unlock new economic opportunities, arguing that a clean city underpins dignity, social well-being and economic strength stressing that the partnership with the AMA demonstrated how collaboration could ensure that “nothing is wasted and everything has value.”
He said the initiative was only the beginning of a longer-term drive to scale resource recovery solutions, adding that outputs were being engineered to meet strict international specifications for industrial and commercial use.
Head of Waste Management at the AMA, Ing. Solomon Noi said even though there are some people who manage plastic waste, they do it in small quantities and embraced the initiative as a great one.
“A technology is going to convert these plastic waste into useful fuel for the consumption of our industries” he said.
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