Keep plastic out of drains.
Discarded plastics can block drainage and contribute to local flooding. Collection is one practical part of a wider solution.
Ghana Waste-to-Value Project
Cleaner Ghana. More opportunity. Start with your community.
Turn bottles, water sachets and other agreed dry recyclables into a cleaner neighbourhood—and a practical opportunity to work, supply or build a collection business.
Current collection focus: Greater Accra.
Availability and service terms are agreed for each location.
Ghana Waste-to-Value ProjectA next life for your plastic.Bring GWVP to your location
Communities & districtsSchools & businessesCollectors & haulersJobs & youth enterprise
A useful connection
From your collection point to the recycling supply chain.
Bottles and pure-water sachets are part of everyday life in Ghana. When plastic is discarded into streets and drains, communities bear the consequences. GWVP connects collection points, workers and independent suppliers to a practical recovery system—one that must work commercially to keep working for the community.
A look behind the pickup
Collection is just the beginning.
From bottles set aside for collection to sorting at the yard, here is a closer look at GWVP’s work.
Keep the bottles together.
Separate collection makes the next step possible.
Bring the material in.
Collected bottles are gathered for preparation and sorting.
The people behind recovery.
A short, silent clip from the sorting yard.
Our why
The waste problem is local. The opportunity should be, too.
Turn participation into a habit.
Make recovery accessible at homes, schools, shops, workplaces and shared community collection points.
Create routes into work.
Build paid operating roles and independent collection businesses around materials that can be recovered and sold.
Background: UNDP-supported plastic recovery work in Accra.
Why Ghana. Why now.
A cleaner environment needs a collection system that works.
Plastic in drains and waterways adds to Ghana’s sanitation and flooding challenges. Regular recovery can keep useful materials in the recycling supply chain while creating paid work and opportunities for independent collection businesses.
Districts need action and evidence.
Ghana’s renewed National Sanitation Day includes segregation and recycling across 261 districts. The September 2025 government announcement also called for monthly assembly sanitation reports. GWVP offers scoped collection pilots and documented recovery reporting.
Discuss a district program →Companies can equip local enterprise.
Corporate collection and equipment-support programs already operate in Ghana. Build a defined GWVP program around containers, collection transport, adult operator training and measured results.
Explore corporate support →Collectors need a practical route to market.
Recurring supply, reliable pickups and agreed quality and purchase terms help turn collection into a business. We welcome independent pickers, aggregators and haulers across Greater Accra.
Find work or supply GWVP →Background: UNDP on plastics and drainage · Government sanitation announcement, September 2025. These are sector developments, not endorsements of GWVP.
We need people and supply now
There is work to do. Find your place in it.
Yard labour. Sorting. Collection workers. Independent collectors and waste haulers. Upcoming baler operators and technicians.
Choose your route
Find your next step.
01 / Collection
A place that generates bottles.
Residents, schools, estates, districts and businesses: request a collection point or a complete recycling program.
Explore collection ↗02 / SupplyA source of recoverable PET.
Collectors, pickers and independent waste haulers: build a recurring supply relationship on agreed commercial terms.
Supply PET ↗03 / PartnershipsA way to help the system grow.
Support collection equipment, contribute technical expertise or explore a future industrial relationship in Ghana or internationally.
Discuss a partnership ↗How to take part
Simple at the collection point. Disciplined after pickup.
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Tell us what you have
Share your location, bottle quantity or photos, and how often material builds up.
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Agree the arrangement
We review the route, accepted material, storage and collection terms before a pickup is confirmed.
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Keep material ready
Empty bottles before placing them at the collection point. Keep them separate from household rubbish and leave access clear.
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Recover the value
Collected streams are sorted for agreed recycling outlets, with usable weight and quality recorded.
RecoverBottles · sachets · dry recyclables
Bottles. Pure-water sachets. More ways to participate.
Save your recyclables. We will guide the next step.
Start with empty drink bottles and water sachets. Tell us about cans, cardboard and other dry plastics too. Keep recyclables separate from food and household rubbish; our team will confirm the collection arrangement and handling for your site.
See the collection guide →Ghana first. Open to the world.
Building in Ghana? Looking toward Ghana?
We welcome equipment, technical, development and future offtake enquiries from international partners. Start a conversation about the specific contribution or requirement you have.
GWVP for schools
Small actions.
Super habits.
Meet our bottle and water-sachet heroes. Bright, friendly bin artwork makes the recycling point easy to spot—and gives pupils a simple habit to practise.
1 Empty first.2 Then recycle.
Bring together clear bin signs, age-appropriate learning and agreed collection arrangements for your school.
Bring GWVP to your school
From participation to proof
See what a stronger recycling program looks like.
Clear guidance, agreed collections and useful progress reporting for your community, school or workplace.
Let’s make it practical
Discuss your collection A better collection route starts with a conversation.
Tell us your location, the material you have and how often it builds up.