Makafui Awuku
Sustainability and Waste Management Coordinator, Office of the DirectorContact Info
Email: mawuku@ug.edu.gh
About
Makafui Awuku is a circular economy expert and environmental innovator with extensive experience in sustainable waste management, recycling, and climate action. He serves as the Sustainability and Waste Management Coordinator for the Institutional Advancement Directorate at the University of Ghana.
As Sustainability and Waste Management Coordinator, his schedule covers overseeing campus-wide waste recovery initiatives, driving plastic recycling projects, and leading sustainable development strategies across university facilities. He works closely with university leadership and environmental partners to integrate circular economy practices, nature-based solutions, and climate resilience into institutional operations.
His areas of expertise include plastic waste recycling, circular economy business modeling, environmental logistics, corporate sustainability strategy, project management, and climate policy implementation. Makafui Awuku has contributed to Ghana’s Plastic Waste Management Policy, which was passed into law by the parliament of Ghana in 2020 and has been developing effective plastic waste recycling and management programs that are being implemented across Ghana and Africa. Makafui is passionate about youth empowerment and social inclusion, actively mentoring young people and leading community-based startup incubation initiatives that equip underprivileged girls and persons living with disabilities with practical green skills.