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WATCH: Meet the Ghanaian student converting plastics into diesel

We have heard and seen plastic waste being recycled into all sorts of finished products which offers benefits to modern society but crude oil was unimaginable. Over the years, plastic waste has been a ‘cash cow’ to the industrialization sector as a wide range of products including bags, furniture, and …

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Food vendors urged to serve food in plant leaf instead of plastics

The Co-founder of the Freshwater Wellness and Therapeutic Clinic, Lady Eva, has cautioned the public against the increasing patronage of food served in plastic packages since they contain chemicals that are harmful to human health. The preference for such containers to package food now among many Ghanaians, as against the …

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Stop buying hot food in plastics – Minister warns Ghanaians

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Kwaku Afriyie has called on Ghanaians to stop purchasing food wrapped in plastic in order to avoid the risk it poses to one’s health. The Minister also wants laws to be put in place banning the use of plastics for selling …

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Giving life to plastics: Meet the Ghanaian innovator who builds houses with plastic waste

Video Archive Sat, 24 Jul 2021Source: Praise Nutakor Nelson Boateng is a 36-year-old Ghanaian, building houses and producing pavement blocks with plastic waste in Ghana. After graduating from school with a diploma in computer networking engineering, Nelson was determined to provide solutions to the country’s plastic menace and ventured into recycling. …

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