A Ghanaian has introduced into the country, an innovation in the construction industry that is set to help Ghana solve its plastic waste menace and create jobs for hundreds unemployed youth. In the last six months, Nelson Boateng, a factory hand, has been recycling plastic waste products, which are developed into pavement blocks. Using 80 … Read more
“One and a half years ago, our enquiries at the Ghana Revenue Authority and Ministry of Finance indicated that we had paid in over 45 million Ghana Cedis,” Mr Daniel Yaw Mensah Tornyegah, Executive Secretary of GPMA said on Late Edition on 3FM hosted by Alfred Ocansey. He was speaking on the occasion of the … Read more
Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. Polyethylene plastics, the toughest and most used item have become environmental nuisance globally and frequently found clogging up landfill sites in the form of shopping bags among others. The wax worm, the larvae of the common insect Galleria … Read more
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is targeting $4 billion in non-traditional export (NTEs) earnings for 2017. The target represents a big leap from the $2.463 billion recorded in 2016. Speaking at the launch of the 2016 export performance report, Ms Gifty Klenan, the Chief Executive Officer GEPA, said the achievement of the target calls … Read more
Ghana’s non-traditional export earnings fell 2. 3 per cent to 2.463 billion dollars in 2016 compared with 2.522 billion dollars in 2015. Mr Eric Twum, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Exports Promotion Authority (GEPA), who announced this at the launch of the 2016 Non-Traditional Export (NTE) Statistics in Accra, said the decline in … Read more
Fishermen at Teshie, like in many other fishing communities in Ghana, have been plagued by plastic waste. Walking down any street in towns and cities or even in the villages, one can see plastics floating in rivers or blocking drains, with some of the waste ending up on the beaches. At Teshie beach, the fishermen … Read more
Government has been urged to consider waiving taxes on imports of waste management equipment and logistics. A Research Consultant of Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), Matilda Owusu, made the call at a one-day plastic recycling conference in Accra last Wednesday. According to her, such a move will encourage more waste management companies to work towards … Read more