Larry Kotoe

Deputy Director Environmental Protection Agency

Mr. Larry Kotoe is an Engineer and Geoscientist with over 15 years working experience with the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency. He is a Deputy Director and head of the Ghana E-Waste Programme. Mr. Kotoe’s expertise in pollution management led to transforming the legal and regulatory landscape for e-waste and hazardous waste management in Ghana, by the passage of Hazardous and Electronic Waste Laws (Act 917 and LI 2250).

Larry is currently leading a very important initiatives which is the design and promotion of an Integrated E-waste Management Scheme for Ghana, with strong linkages to the circularity of materials between the upstream & downstream processes. Mr. Kotoe is also working on an implementation framework for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Take-back Schemes in developing economies such as Ghana, with strong emphasis on safeguarding livelihoods, especially of the informal sector through sustainable business and financial incentive models.

Finally, Larry is the Project Coordinator of the World Bank Funded Africa Environmental Health and Pollution Management Project in Ghana with the main objective to reduce exposure of mercury use in the ASGM sector by the introduction of mercury-free Gold processing, and uPOPs pollution from e-waste management.

2024 Agenda Sessions

What role does mining have to play in circularity?

Beyond recycling: a holistic approach to making mining more circular.
Product stewardship: can the miner take a value chain approach and influence how the market uses and stewards their product towards circular systems?
African innovation: what home grown solutions can Africa offer to make mining more circular?
Who is driving greater circularity in mining?

Wednesday 07 February 11:20 - 12:05 Stewards Stage

Sustainability Series

Add to calendar 02/07/2024 11:20 02/07/2024 12:05 What role does mining have to play in circularity?

Beyond recycling: a holistic approach to making mining more circular.
Product stewardship: can the miner take a value chain approach and influence how the market uses and stewards their product towards circular systems?
African innovation: what home grown solutions can Africa offer to make mining more circular?
Who is driving greater circularity in mining?

Stewards Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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