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General News of Sunday, June 9, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-06-09
EPA representative presenting wheelbarrows, rakes, shovels and brooms at Tema fishing port
Mr John Pwamang, Acting Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), said the country could not put a total ban on plastics because of the large number of its industries .
"If you look at the type of manufacturing system we have in Ghana and the number of people employed, it's virtually impossible to ban the ban altogether, but something can be done to ban certain uses that generate the maximum waste" .
Mr. Pwamang spoke at a cleaning exercise held in the fishing port of Tema as part of the EPA's activities to mark Saturday the 2019 World Oceans Day on the theme; "Gender and the ocean".
The Acting Executive Director said that they were focusing mainly on plastics this year as this was the main problem affecting the fishing industry and that the government was putting in place good measures to limit the Use of plastics.
Mr Pwamang said the EPA was aimed at putting an end to the use of transport bags to reduce plastic waste in the ocean.
"The transport bags are what we are going to target because they can be very strong and can be used for a long time, but what we have here is very light and we think that if we can stop the use of this carrying bag can reduce our plastic load, "he said.
He added that the EPA had received a proposal from the Ghana Tourism Authority that Marine should go behind the Independence Square to make it beautiful and attract tourists.
Mr. Pwamang added that in the future, the EPA would ensure that the Chemu Lagoon does not result in any waste load in the ocean, would emit sieves for preventing plastics from entering the ocean and also making people aware of not dumping plastics into the lagoons. .
Joana Frances Adda, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Tema Fishing Harbor, said she was not happy with the presence of plastic in the sea because of the effects on the fish.
She added that research conducted by the EPA and the Department of Fisheries revealed that some fish had swallowed plastics in the sea, which was not good for human consumption.
Ms. Joana said that cleaning up the ocean was part of their responsibilities and that they were ready to help the EPA maintain the cleanliness of the oceans.
She urged the public to keep the oceans free of plastic waste.
The EPA donated five wheelbarrows, 10 rakes, 20 shovels and 10 brooms to the Tema fishing harbor.
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