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There is a looming health crisis in some parts of the capital where waste management companies have failed to collect garbage from homes and streets for weeks now. Residents of Dansoman and its environs, Laterbiokorshor, Sukura and others say they fear an outbreak of diseases in their communities as a result of the situation is imminent. Joy News� Michaela Anderson who visited some areas in Ablekuma South and Central constituencies reports that almost every house has bins overflown with refuse, diffusing unbearable stench. Information available to Joy News suggests some landfill sites in the capital including the Abokobi and Achimota have been closed down. Waste management company, Zoomlion is also said to be retrenching some staff due to a breakdown of their equipment and government�s failure to pay for services rendered. Robert Coleman who speaks for the company told Joy News all waste management companies in the region are facing the challenge of disposing off waste. He said even though they are aware of the challenges and dangers the uncollected refuse could pose to residents, they are helpless. The major problem the companies are facing now is landfill sites, he noted.