Lavender Hill (Accra)

Last updated July 28, 2025

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

↑ "Accra's "Lavender Hill" to go by July-Mayor declares". myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
↑ "AMA Moves To Eliminate 'Lavender Hill'". thechronicle. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
↑ "LAVENDER HILL WON'T SHUT DOWN". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
↑ "Emptying of liquid waste into lavender hill to end soon". Ghana News Agency . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
↑ "Work on decommissioning of "Lavender Hill" at a halt". e.tv Ghana. Retrieved 25 August 2014.

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[1] "Accra's "Lavender Hill" to go by July-Mayor declares". myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. 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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