{"id":441818,"date":"2011-06-15T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/15\/%e2%80%98adventurers-in-the-diaspora%e2%80%99-series-finds-creative-solutions-to-ghana%e2%80%99s-plastic-waste-menace\/"},"modified":"2011-06-15T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T20:52:00","slug":"adventurers-in-the-diaspora-series-finds-creative-solutions-to-ghanas-plastic-waste-menace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/15\/adventurers-in-the-diaspora-series-finds-creative-solutions-to-ghanas-plastic-waste-menace\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Adventurers in the Diaspora\u2019 series finds creative solutions to Ghana\u2019s Plastic waste menace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>In support of the 2011 Environmental Film Festival of Accra, Adventurers in the Diaspora will in its eight episode, turn its attention to the role of creative agents in engineering solutions to Ghana\u2019s waste menace. \u201cAi-Diaspora 8: Finding Creative Solutions to Ghana\u2019s Plastic Waste Menace\u201d will take place at the Branch Lounge of the Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra on Thursday June 16.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it was launched a century ago, plastic was a miracle, the undisputed material of the future. The material however, has one major drawback: it is not biodegradable and doesn\u2019t get recycled in most countries. This means that the majority of the plastic made in the past century is still stored somewhere on earth. In Ghana, as in many underdeveloped countries, the lack of effective waste disposal systems and re-cycling facilities has contributed to making plastic waste one of the most serious environmental hazards.<\/p>\n

A panel of artists, cultural entrepreneurs and activists will explore works which reduce the environmental footprint of plastic waste and give birth to innovative local industries in fashion, furniture, and art. The panel discussion, \u00a0moderated by Kwesi Owusu, writer and film maker and co-director of the Environmental Film Festival of Accra, will include:<\/p>\n