AYV News, February 24, 2025
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE joined the World Bank, theMinistry of Environment, and other stakeholders at the PROBLUE Circular Economy event, where she officially launched the Solid Waste Management Association.
During her remarks, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr highlighted the legal and structural challenges affecting sanitation efforts in Freetown. She also outlined FCC’s ongoing initiatives to enhance waste management, including a proposed bylaw that, once enacted, will divide Freetown into eight blocks, making it mandatory for every household to register with a waste service provider and pay for waste collection services.
