VISION
The vision of the Department is to aspire to make Kumasi the cleanest metropolis in Ghana and beyond by constantly improving strategies in the delivery of waste management services.
MISSION
The mission of the Department is to keep the city clean and healthy by the provision and delivery of effective and efficient waste collection services and programmes, and environmentally acceptable disposal thereby creating an enabling environment for healthy living.
The department is strongly committed to:
RANGE OF SERVICES OFFERED AND FUNCTIONS
The Department continuously and reliably offers the following key services either directly or through her agents:
PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING TO PROVIDE SOME OF THESE SERVICES
Solid waste collection service
Procurement of solid waste collection service provider is undertaken through tendering in line with the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663).
Landfill management
Procurement of Landfill Management is undertaken through tendering in line with the Public Procurement Act 2003 (Act 663).
Desludging service delivery (Cesspit emptier) and tipping at the Assembly�¢""s Feacal Sludge Treatment facility
Desludging services in the Metropolis is carried by the Department and a number of private service providers.
The following steps should be followed by private individuals and organizations seeking to engage in the delivery of desludging service.
NB: Tipping at the Assembly�¢""s Feacal Sludge Treatment Facility attracts a tipping fee as specified in Assembly�¢""s Fee Fixing Resolution.
HOW TO ACCESS WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Septic Tank Desludging Services
OR
Call on any of the private Cesspit Emptier Operators for service by calling the appropriate telephone number as provided below:
Contact details of Septic Tank Desludging Service Providers
No. | Company Name | Location | Contact Number |
1 | Ofori Kronkron |
| 024-408 5269 |
2 | A. Afrane | Dichemso | 027-78 80117 |
3 | Europal |
| 024-360 6176 |
4 | Akadol | Dakodwom | 024-458 0841 |
5 | Anthoco | Abuakwa | 027-510 6813 |
6 | Royal Sanitation | Adum | 024-489 6517 |
7 | Threefold Sanitation | Bohyen | 027-286 4680 |
8 | K. A Sanitation | Tafo | 024-454 7283 |
9 | Freko | Kejetia | 024-682 3323 |
10 | Cohana |
| 024-464 1088 |
11 | Achew Owusu | Fante New Town | 024-595 5002 |
12 | Babdaco | Atasomanso | 024-437-9664 |
Kyekyeku Sanitation | Tafo New Road | 024-672 1980 |
Solid Waste Collection Services
Solid waste collection services are delivered under 10 Contract Lots based on the ten Sub Metro Areas in the Kumasi Metropolis. Two systems of collection are employed (i.e. House-to-house and Communal) in each of Sub Metro Areas. The house-to-house collection system attracts a fee of GHÃ?â??Ã?¢5 per 1st Class, GHÃ?â??Ã?¢4 for 2nd Class and GHÃ?â??Ã?¢3 for 3rd Class residential areas respectively. The rates are charged per bin per month. The communal collection component on the other hand attracts 10Gp per head load of waste deposited at the communal storage facility.
Prospective beneficiaries may contact the designated contractor for one�¢""s Sub Metro Area.
Below is the list of the private service providers, assigned to the various Sub Metro Areas and their contact numbers.
No. | Sub Metro | Name of Contractor | Contact |
1 | SUBIN | Zoomlion Gh. Ltd. | 0244690732 |
2 | ASAWASI | Zoomlion Gh. Ltd. | 0244690732 |
3 | TAFO | Zoomlion Gh. Ltd. | 0244690732 |
4 | BANTAMA | Meskworld Co. Ltd | 0243324663 |
5 | MANHYIA | Meskworld Co. Ltd | 0243324663 |
6 | ASOKWA | SAK-M Co. Ltd. | 0243462132 |
7 | KWADASO | Waste Group Co. Ltd. | 0244607880 |
8 | NHYIAESO | Kumasi Waste Management Limited (KWML) | 0244603730 |
9 | OFORIKROM | ABC Co. Ltd | 0244279958 |
10 | SUAME | Anthoco Co. Ltd. | 0275106813 |
Collection Services
Information on Key Personnel
NAME | TITLE/POSITION | KEY QUALIFICATION | |
Anthony | Director | M.Sc. Sanitary Engineering | |
Prosper | Deputy Director |
M.Sc. Water Resources and Sanitation | |
J.Y. Donkor | Public Health Expert |
M.Sc. Public Health | |
Charles | Public Relations Officer | Diploma in Journalism |
|
Augustina | Environmental Expert | M.Sc. Environmental Sanitation | |
Ossei Assibey Bonsu | Civil Engineer | B.Sc. civil Engineering |