Accra to Get Ghana’s First Industrial Plastic-to-Fuel Plant as AMA Signs Landmark Waste Deal
Accra has taken a decisive step toward tackling its plastic waste crisis, with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and Numatter Recycling Technologies Limited signing a binding agreement that paves the way for Ghana’s first industrial-scale facility capable of converting plastic waste into usable fuel.
The feedstock agreement, signed in Accra, commits the Assembly to supplying 100 metric tonnes of plastic waste per day to support the construction and operation of a waste-to-fuel plant of the same capacity — a facility that will process end-of-life plastics into industrial products, including fuel, on a continuous 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis in line with the government’s 24-hour economy agenda.
The project was first introduced in September 2025 through a Memorandum of Understanding. Its elevation into a legally binding and commercially structured arrangement marks a significant shift from discussion to delivery.
Under the terms of the deal, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly will coordinate the collection and channelling of post-collection plastic waste from across the metropolis to the facility.
Numatter Recycling Technologies will handle processing and offtake through a structured pyrolysis system capable of handling hard-to-recycle materials typically turned away by conventional recyclers — including sachet rubbers, multilayer films and other low-value plastics that routinely end up in drains, waterways and open burning sites.
Accra Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey described the agreement as a turning point in the city’s approach to plastic waste, framing it as an opportunity to transform one of the capital’s most persistent environmental headaches into an economic opportunity.
He noted that plastic pollution continues to wreak havoc on Accra’s drainage infrastructure, flood management systems and public health, and said the initiative would create a reliable end-market for waste plastics while improving sanitation and supporting cleaner communities across the city.
Numatter Recycling Technologies CEO Kelvin Boateng said the project is expected to generate approximately 1,500 direct and indirect jobs spanning the full waste value chain, from collection and sorting through to logistics and plant operations — underlining the broader economic case for treating waste as a resource rather than a liability.
Hydroxy Systems Technologies CEO Rakesh Reddy, whose firm’s patented pyrolysis technology will be deployed at the facility, welcomed the agreement as a transition from planning to action.
He explained that the technology can convert difficult plastics into pyrolysis oil while meeting emission control and environmental safety standards, and expressed confidence that the plant would serve as a replicable model for large-scale plastic-to-energy recovery across Africa.
“This demonstrates that large-scale plastic-to-energy recovery is both technically and commercially viable when backed by strong policy and long-term feedstock commitments,” he said.
Beyond its immediate environmental benefits, the facility is expected to anchor a broader shift in Ghana’s circular economy ambitions — proving that the country’s mounting plastic waste challenge can be reimagined not as a burden, but as the raw material for something far more valuable.
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