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The Institute of Applied Science and Technology, of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, has begun turning plastic wastes into three different kinds of fuel. It is producing petrol, diesel and gas from plastic waste . This is done by reprocessing them into high value fuels…

The Nima Two Basic School in the Ayawaso East Municipality has won the maiden Inter-School Quiz on plastic pollution. They garner 106.6 points out of a total score of 120 points through an impressive presentation on different uses of plastic wastes to earn money whiles protecting the environment. The school…

Let’s Do It! Ghana and BorlaPlast, environmental non-profit organisations have jointly launched distribution of plastic dustbins at Nima-Maamobi in Accra. The dustbins, which would be distributed to community members, forms part of Let’s Do It! Ghana’s Community for Plastic Reduction and Recycling Project. The six-months project is being implemented within…

Plastic wastes ,remain, global menaceDisposable plastic wastes continue to be a global menace for both governments and nongovernmental actors handling waste. It is estimated that every year, over eight million tons of single use plastic waste ends up in the oceans causing harm to marine species and the environment. Records…

Dr Kwaku Afriyie, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, said the country is sinking in the sea of plastics and will not hesitate to criminalise aspects of plastic production and usage. He said the Government was working with stakeholders and would apply all forms of strategies to deal…

22.07.2021 Globale Plastikverschmutzung im Fokus Die gegenwärtigen Raten der globalen Plastikemissionen könnten Effekte auslösen, die wir nicht mehr rückgängig machen können, berichten Forschende aus Deutschland, Schweden und Norwegen in einer neuen Studie. Nach Ansicht der Autorinnen und Autoren ist die Plastikverschmutzung eine globale Bedrohung und Maßnahmen zur drastischen Reduzierung der Plastikemissionen in die Umwelt seien „die rationale politische A...