Waste Collection & Trash Pickup in Accra
Getting rubbish out of an Accra home should not depend on a truck that may or may not pass your street this week. TrashDrop gives households, landlords and small businesses across Greater Accra a simple way to book waste collection from a phone, see which verified collector is coming, and follow them on the map until the bags are gone.
Whether you live in a gated estate in East Legon, a compound house in Madina or a flat off the Spintex Road, the same app handles your trash pickup. No paper schedules, no guessing, and no waste left by the roadside to wash into gutters when the rains come.
How the QR Bag works in Accra
The QR Bag System is the easiest way to keep regular rubbish collection going in Accra. Each bag carries a QR code, so every pickup is recorded from your gate to an authorised disposal site.
- 1Receive your bags. Get a batch of TrashDrop QR Bags in the size and waste type you need.
- 2Scan the QR code to load them. Scan the batch code in the app to load the bags onto your account and address.
- 3Fill the bag. Use each bag as normal. Keep organic, general and recyclable waste in their own bags.
- 4Request a pickup. When a bag is full, tap Request Pickup. Pickup is free with QR Bags.
- 5A collector arrives. A verified collector near you accepts the request and comes to your door.
- 6Tracked to disposal. The collector scans the bag, and you can follow it to an authorised disposal site.
Digital Bin: on-demand pickup in Accra
Moving house in Cantonments, clearing out a shop in Osu, or left with extra waste after a family event in Dome? Use the Digital Bin when you need waste gone today and do not have QR Bags. Enter your location in the app, describe the waste, and get an instant GPS-based price quote before you confirm. A nearby collector accepts the job, and you pay with MoMo or cash when the waste is collected.
See how an on-demand waste pickup works, from request to disposal confirmation.
Bag sizes and waste types
QR Bags come in three sizes: Small 90L, Medium 120L, Large 240L. Each size is available for three waste types, and pickup is free on every bag. Bags start from ₵115 for a batch of five.
Organic
food scraps, peelings, garden waste
General
everyday mixed household waste
Recyclable
plastic bottles, cans, paper and cartons
Most Accra households with four to six people find a Medium General bag covers a few days of kitchen and household waste. Recyclable bags are popular with offices and estates that separate plastic bottles and cartons.
Neighbourhoods we serve in Accra
TrashDrop collectors cover these Accra neighbourhoods and the streets around them. New collectors join every month, so if your area is not listed, message us and we will tell you when coverage reaches you.
- East Legon
- Madina
- Adenta
- Dome
- Achimota
- Dzorwulu
- Spintex
- Teshie
- Nungua
- Tema
- Pokuase
- Ofankor
- Taifa
- Haatso
- Ashongman
- Osu
- Cantonments
- Labone
- ACP Estate
- Legon
Accra traffic makes fixed collection rounds unreliable, so TrashDrop matches each request to a collector who is already close by. Because every QR Bag is scanned at pickup, landlords and estate managers can see which units have had their rubbish collected, and residents get proof that their waste reached a legal site instead of an open drain.
Book waste collection in Accra today
Message us on WhatsApp at +233 20 933 8885 or sign up to request your first trash pickup. New to TrashDrop? Read how TrashDrop works or the full FAQ.