Ghana must move away from single-use plastic, says Plastic Punch boss
Speaking to Nana Yaa Mensah on the ABS, Richmond Quarcoo said addressing the plastic menace in Ghana requires an all-hands-on deck approach
Richmond Kennedy Quarcoo, the director at Plastic Punch, has suggested to beverage companies to consider the use of reusable bottles and move away from the single use plastics.
Speaking to Nana Yaa Mensah on the Asaase Breakfast Show on the occasion of World Environment Day on Monday (5 June), Quarcoo said addressing the plastic menace in Ghana requires an all-hands-on deck approach.
“We all have a role to play, the government has its role of providing infrastructure to aid recycling, reduction and reuse system,” he said.
“The business and industry need to stop hazardous plastic production and packaging must be designed out, especially single use plastic. Producers of beverages should do better, move to alternate source, there is glass, there are reusable options that they could opt for, other countries are doing it.”
Quarcoo added: “Cities and towns need to enact strict laws, for example when you go to Singapore, nobody can drop trash on the floor. So, these are the systems and ways looking at best practices around the world.”
Listen to Richmond Kennedy Quarcoo in the attached audio clip below:
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About World Environment Day
Held annually on 5 June, World Environment Day brings together millions of people to celebrate environmental action and inspire governments, businesses and individuals to create a more sustainable world.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the event, which has been led by UNEP since 1973. The 2023 campaign is supported by the Government of the Netherlands.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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