# Ghana waste management and sanitation reform > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ghana-waste-management-and-sanitation-reform > Updated: 2026-09-04T15:09:24.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. The Ghanaian government has initiated an emergency strategy to address massive waste accumulations in Accra, specifically targeting Jamestown and Agbogbloshie. Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, announced that waste will be evacuated to the Adipa Engineered Landfill in Nsawam. To manage the logistics of waste heaps that Ayariga estimated to be as high as a ‘10-storey building’, the government plans to utilize drones and artificial intelligence to map sites and calculate volumes. The operation involves coordination between the Ministries of Finance, Roads and Highways, and Defence, alongside the Ghana Armed Forces and the Jospong Group of Companies. As part of a broader sanitation reform, the government is enforcing the ‘polluter pays’ principle, requiring households and businesses to cover the costs of waste management. This policy aims to end the use of public resources to subsidize private waste generation and includes calls for household-level waste separation. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-04: Ghana government plans major waste evacuation in Accra Ghana is launching a major operation to clear massive waste heaps in Accra's Jamestown and Agbogbloshie areas, using drones, AI, and the Ghana Armed Forces to transport waste to the Adipa landfill. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-government-plans-major-waste-evacuation-in-accra ### 2026-09-02: Ghana government to evacuate Jamestown waste and enforce polluter pays principle Ghana's government plans to evacuate Jamestown's waste to the Adipa landfill and will enforce a ‘polluter pays’ principle to reform the national waste management system. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ghana-government-to-evacuate-jamestown-waste-and-enforce-polluter-pays-principle --- Cite as: Ghana waste management and sanitation reform. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/ghana-waste-management-and-sanitation-reform