KLEMAV Waste Management Company Limited is an authorized, private waste collection and sanitation operator operating in the Denkyembour District, Kwahu West and Fanteakwa South in the Eastern Region.
It operates with modern tricycles for collection and staff occupying various sectors of the company and has three-time working schedules in the day.
The company works alongside local District Assemblies to provide solid waste disposal, refuse collection, and environmental health services.
Services & DetailsPrimary Activities:
Routine residential and commercial refuse collection, street sweeping, desilting of gutters, and public area sanitation.
Operational Scope: Contracted by local government to provide hygienic waste disposal, helping address indiscriminate dumping in the region.
Local Governance: The Environmental Health Analyst and the District Assembly oversee KLEMAV’s daily operations.
Ghana’s most pressing sanitation issue is an escalating waste management and open defecation crisis. The country generates over 14.5 million tonnes of waste annually, but less than 10% is collected and disposed of properly. This failure results in massive economic losses and threatens public health.
The Core Challenges
Massive Economic and Health Burden: Poor sanitation and waste management cost the Ghanaian economy over GH¢6.2 billion annually. Diseases like cholera, typhoid, and malaria account for roughly 31.9 million lost workdays and thousands of deaths each year.
Low Toilet Access & Open Defecation:
Roughly 25% of Ghanaians still practice open defecation, and up to 57% rely on shared or public latrines. The lack of private household sanitation remains particularly acute in rural areas.
Improper Waste Disposal: Nearly 50% of urban households lack access to routine solid waste collection. This backlog leads to rampant illegal dumping in open spaces and clogs city drainage systems, exacerbating severe flooding in major urban centers like Accra.
Institutional and Financial Hurdles: Limited infrastructure, poorly resourced environmental health offices, and a lack of private sector investment have stalled previous sanitation progress.
Ongoing Interventions
To combat the crisis, the government and international partners are pushing for systemic changes:
Infrastructure and Demand Creation: Programs focus on boosting the sanitation market by providing financing mechanisms for poor households to build private latrines and moving away from the reliance on communal toilets.
Policy Integration: There is an ongoing push to integrate sanitation surcharges directly into local property taxes and enforce environmental laws at the district level.
Monitoring: Agencies like UNICEF Ghana are collaborating with local governments to develop sustainable strategies and reliable data tracking systems to improve environmental health.
In all of these, KLEMAV continues to show commitment, readiness to tackle sanitation imbalances in its operational jurisdictions. Co-director for the company, Klenam Nenyo has reiterated the company’s commitment to safeguarding environment and community services.
