2025 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION

Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly in collaboration with Goldfields Ghana Limited observed the 2025 World Environmental Day under the theme “Ending Plastic Pollution” on Friday 6th June, 2025 at the Assembly Car Park, Station. The aim of the program was to raise awareness about the harmful impact of plastic waste on our ecosystems and human health […]

TNMA KICKS OFF NATIONAL SANITATION DAY WITH MAIDEN CLEAN-UP EXERCISE

The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly in the Western Region at the weekend kicked off the National Sanitation Day with the maiden clean-up exercise. Security personnel, traders, drivers and workers of Zoomlion, a waste collection and sanitation company, among others, took part in the exercise, which started at 0630 hours and ended at 1000 hours. The […]

EVACUATION OF REFUSE HEAP AT NANA KONNIE DUMP SITE

On November 26, 2024, the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit performed an evacuation exercise to clear refuse from a communal container site in Nana Konnie. The exercise used a pay-loader and three tipper trucks to deliver 250 tons of waste to Aboso. The distance from the final disposal site posed a challenge, and solutions included a […]

REFUSE EVACUATION AT AKOON

The Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Assembly conducted an exercise to evacuate refuse accumulated in communal container sites in Akoon, Nigeria, on November 26, 2024. The exercise involved pay-loader and sex (6) tipper trucks, which transported 250 tons of refuse to the final disposal site at Aboso. Challenges included the […]

DISINFECTION/DISINFESTATION OF OFFICIAL BUNGALOW OF STAFF AND OFFICE COMPLEX OF THE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY

A disinfection exercise was carried out on August 8, 2024, at the Ahwetieso office complex and the staff bungalows on Government Hill behind the University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa. The exercise intended to provide a clean and hygienic environment for employees. The methods included spraying disinfectants on surfaces, cleaning restrooms, toilets, and kitchens, disinfecting […]

CLEARANCE OF TWO DUMP SITES

In pursuit of the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly’s goal to enter December with a clean slate, the Environmental Health and Sanitation Unit conducted an evacuation exercise on Sunday, May 26, 2024, in the Zongo and Nzemaline communities. The effort resulted in the removal of two large piles of trash from the two communities, particularly along Nana […]

CLEARING OF REFUSE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE MUNICIPALITY

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, the Municipal Environmental Health Department cleared three refuse dump sites in Tarkwa-Nsuaem. The areas were Tamso (adjacent Mobik filling station), Nkamponase, and Akoon refuse dump sites. According to Mr. Alex Damptey, Municipal Environmental Health Officer, the Assembly has targeted clearing every heaped refuse site in the communities before June. He […]