Lavender Hill (Accra)

Lavender Hill (Accra) is a venue located at Jamestown[1] in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana where the Accra Metropolitan Assembly disposes liquid waste directly into the sea (Atlantic Ocean).[2] The AMA tried shutting down the site in 2012 but failed.[3][4]

Environmental effects

The large amount of waste disposal has caused stench from the hill.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Accra's "Lavender Hill" to go by July-Mayor declares". myjoyonline. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "AMA Moves To Eliminate 'Lavender Hill'". thechronicle. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "LAVENDER HILL WON'T SHUT DOWN". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Emptying of liquid waste into lavender hill to end soon". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Work on decommissioning of "Lavender Hill" at a halt". e.tv Ghana. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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