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https://www.afrik21.africa/en/ghana-plastic-producers-soon-to-be-obliged-to-manage-their-waste/>
"In Ghana, the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
(MESTI) is preparing a law that will oblige producers of plastic packaging to
take charge of the waste generated by their activities. The aim is to reduce
pollution in the West African country, where the production of plastic waste is
estimated at 840,000 tonnes a year, according to the World Economic Forum
(WEF).
Ghana is continuing its efforts to promote the sustainable management of
plastic waste. The Ghanaian Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology
and Innovation (MESTI) is planning to force producers of plastic packaging to
take responsibility for the waste generated by their activities. This includes
waste produced during the manufacturing process, as well as waste dumped on the
streets by consumers.
The law, due to be enacted shortly, will replace the current voluntary system
and make the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mandatory in
Ghana. Under this principle, any company that produces waste must be
responsible for it.
In Ghana, this responsibility will have to take the form of setting up
collection and recycling centres for used plastics. The aim is to achieve
higher levels of collection and recycling with a view to eliminating plastic
from the streets altogether, “and we are counting on legal support to achieve
this”, explains Lydia Essuah, Mesti’s Director of Policy, Planning, Monitoring
and Evaluation. “Currently in Ghana, some 120 companies manufacture more than
52,000 tonnes of plastics a year,” she adds."
It would be good to see something similar everywhere.
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
