The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has signed a binding feedstock agreement with Numatter Recycling Technologies Ltd. to supply 100 metric tonnes of plastic waste daily to Ghana’s first industrial-scale pyrolysis plant, moving the project from concept to construction.
The deal provides the waste volume certainty needed to build the facility, which was first announced in September 2025 under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Unlike an MoU, the feedstock agreement creates legal supply commitments and processing guarantees that officials say are required for financing and long-term operations.
Under the agreement, AMA will channel post-collection plastic waste from across Accra to the plant, while Numatter will process the waste into petrol, diesel, kerosene and activated carbon using Hydroxy Systems’ patented pyrolysis technology.
Accra Mayor, Michael Kpakpo Allotey described the agreement as a significant step toward repositioning plastic waste from an environmental burden into a strategic economic resource capable of supporting jobs and cleaner communities.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Numatter, Kelvin Boateng, called it “the point at which ambition becomes infrastructure.”
The plant will target hard-to-recycle plastics like sachets and multilayer films that often clog drains and contribute to urban flooding in Accra.
By creating a commercial market for those materials, AMA expects to cut volumes ending up in drains, landfills, and open burning sites.
The facility is projected to create 1,500 direct and indirect jobs across collection, sorting, transport, and plant management.
It will run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in line with Ghana’s 24-hour economy agenda.
CEO of Hydroxy Systems Rakesh Reddy Reddy said the plant proves hydrocarbon recovery from waste is commercially viable and replicable across Africa.
“Every tonne processed is a drain unclogged, a landfill extended, a job created,” he said.
The closed-loop, emission-controlled system is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions by diverting plastic from burning and dumping, with AMA adding that the environmental benefits could generate carbon credit revenue.
AMA Waste Management Director Ing. Solomon Noi reaffirmed the Assembly’s support for projects combining environmental protection with economic development.
With feedstock now secured, the project advances to full construction and mobilization.
Numatter Recycling Technologies Ltd., formerly Intellivision Technologies Limited, focuses on converting difficult-to-recycle waste into industrial products through tech partnerships.
