Check What Ensued When Australian High Commissioner Met The Ghanaian Lady Turning Plastic Wastes Into Fashionable Stuff.
One major environmental issue across the globe is the issue of plastic pollution. In fact, research shows that some plastics take as long as a century and over before decomposition takes place. With this worthwhile information in mind, indiscriminate littering in Ghana is a canker that may plunge the country into her doom very soon.
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In a video going viral, Sarkodie is heard in a song endorsing President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo for solving the power crises and also providing free SHS.
The unrepentant habitual stance of the ordinary Ghanaian in which the nearest gutter, roadside, the beaches or other unauthorized dumping sites serve as the places where wastes are dumped is quite worrying. This is one of the reasons why many recent companies are rooting for a less plastic packaging in order to limit the spread around with the plastics. It is highly impossible to take three to five steps in Ghana without meeting any sachet, polythene or anything plastic which is economic in use both at the market place, the various houses or other significant places.
Reacting to this issue of waste management, the Australian High Commissioner, His Excellency Gregory Andrews, has taken to his social media handles to applaud a Ghanaian youth who has decided to turn plastics into other stuff.
In a video going viral, Sarkodie is heard in a song endorsing President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo for solving the power crises and also providing free SHS.
The celebrity-High Commissioner wrote;
***I’m feeling very up-beat today after learning how Ghana’s plastic pollution problem can be turned into an opportunity. Mckingtorch Makafui Awuku has developed a business that turns plastic pollution into fashion items! Makafui and his friend Esinam gave me an awesome pair of Mckingtorch Africa sandals and a man-bag to carry my iPhone and face masks. Both are made from recycled plastic drinking-water sachets.
In Australia, our Prime Minister Scott Morrison (ScoMo) announced an ambitious national plan earlier this year to create a circular economy that will stop plastic pollution through recycling targets. The targets create business opportunities and make recycling more profitable.
I told Makafui that he was totally rocking his lime-green caftan with matching recycled African sandals. I also gave him a reusable water bottle. We had them made at the High Commission to reduce demand for single-use plastic items in the first place.
The tortoise’s name is Brucey. He is a friend of Kofi and Rikka.***
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