{"id":462286,"date":"2018-02-07T14:39:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/ghanaian-manufactures-pavement-blocks-with-plastic-waste\/"},"modified":"2018-02-07T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T14:39:20","slug":"ghanaian-manufactures-pavement-blocks-with-plastic-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/07\/ghanaian-manufactures-pavement-blocks-with-plastic-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian manufactures pavement blocks with plastic waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  7 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>adomonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/92294378.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Boateng Sldk\" title=\"Nelson Boateng Sldk\" width=\"295\" height=\"128\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Unlike regular concrete, the blocks do not require glue or any other adhesive<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518014360_505_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A Ghanaian inventor has found solution to Ghana\u2019s headache on the disposal of plastic waste.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Boateng who resides in one of Ghana\u2019s most populous areas, Ashiaman, has been able to convert 100 per cent plastic waste into an alternative building material.<\/p>\n<p>According to statistics by the World Economic Forum, by the year 2050, there will be more plastic waste in our oceans than there are fish.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore such innovations that could turn mountains of trash into functional products are crucial to our handling of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview on Kofi TV, Nelson Boateng said he has been able to turn the plastics into pavement blocks.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that, his self-made machine is also to turn plastic waste into a concrete blocks noting that, unlike regular concretes, the blocks do not require glue or any other adhesive.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Mr. Boateng said he has created employment to majority of women in the area who make GH?50 a day for the supply of plastics.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that, these sustainable pavement blocks could represent the next wave of sustainable construction.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Boateng is convinced such eco-friendly pavement blocks would protect Ghana\u2019s roads for over 500 years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zyZrTIN8acQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 48 updated by: 48 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 7 February 2018 Source: adomonline.com 2018-02-07 play videoUnlike regular concrete, the blocks do not require glue or any other adhesive A Ghanaian inventor has found solution to Ghana\u2019s headache on the disposal of plastic waste. 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