Environment minister explores fair pricing for e-waste
Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed (2nd from right), Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, in an interview with the media. INSET: Some ongoing scrap activities at the Agbogbloshie scrapyard
Low pricing of cables and other useful materials recovered from electronic waste (e-waste) accounts for the failure of scrap metal dealers to send their items to the e-waste management satellite handover centre at Agbogbloshie in Accra for payment.
Although the centre was set up in 2020 with an incentive payment system by German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) to promote the sound management of e-waste, the scrap dealers have deserted it because of low pricing compared to world prices.
Consequently, some of the scrap dealers...