The project officer of Green African Youth Organization Betty Osei Bonsu has encouraged the general public to sort out plastic containers and rubbers from the general garbage and rather sell them to industries that recycle them to get a little income.
She indicated that plastics are not waste until it is wasted adding that we should see plastics as a resource that can be recycled on plastic chairs and tables. Speaking to Apexnewsgh.com correspondent Prosper Adaakai in an interview on the menace of plastic waste in the environment, the Environmental Consultant described as hazardous the burning of plastics as a way of disposing them off or providing flame for charcoal or wood fuel.
Ms. Osei Bonsu revealed that the burning emits carbon dioxide that contributes to greenhouse effects that destroy the ozone layer cause climate change and pose health disorders including respiratory diseases and cancer. She further indicated that plastics can choke gutters, rivers, and because water cannot penetrate through them, it caused water to be stagnant and overflow its banks causing flooding that wreaks havoc to lives and properties.
The Project Officer advised against collecting a lot of plastic rubbers when buying from the market but rather use a single reusable bag when going on shopping.
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