{"id":716635,"date":"2019-10-04T17:25:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T17:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/04\/audio-plastic-materials-cannot-be-banned-completely-prof-frimpong-boateng\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T17:25:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T17:25:40","slug":"audio-plastic-materials-cannot-be-banned-completely-prof-frimpong-boateng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/04\/audio-plastic-materials-cannot-be-banned-completely-prof-frimpong-boateng\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio: Plastic materials cannot be banned completely \u2013 Prof Frimpong-Boateng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/audio-plastic-materials-cannot-be-banned-completely-prof-frimpong-boateng\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"492\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/059A3388-696x492.jpg\"   alt=\"Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng\" title=\"Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"260px\" src=\"https:\/\/clip.afrad.io\/?clipId=X9XtZn4EPghXhr2ez\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says plastics cannot be banned completely in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Asempa FM\u2019s <strong>Ekosi Sen <\/strong>show, Friday, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng said plastic materials can only be banned when substitutes are found.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: CSE saga: Don\u2019t use LGBT money to build National Cathedral- Minority to govt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He argued that though plastics pose a major environmental threat, a ban wouldn\u2019t be prudent because Ghanaians heavily depend on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ban on plastics can be effected strategically. Thorough thinking needs to go in to know what can replace it. The ban on plastics is an ongoing process. We shall get there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: Audio: CJ announces plans to construct a larger campus for Ghana School of law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prof Frimpong-Boateng noted that the Plastics Management Policy had been prepared and designed within the context of national sustainable development priorities, including achieving the objectives of the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda 2018-2022 and the government\u2019s coordinated programme for social-economic development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen fully realised, the plans outlined in the Plastics Management Policy will unlock economic incentives for source separation, collection, processing and recycling of plastic wastes into valuable resources, generating revenue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Adomonline.com | Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says plastics cannot be banned completely in the country. Speaking on Asempa FM\u2019s Ekosi Sen show, Friday, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng said plastic materials can only be banned when substitutes are found. 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