{"id":47023,"date":"2023-03-21T15:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/21\/we-dont-have-the-capacity-to-recycle-second-hand-appliances-energy-commission\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T15:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:20:45","slug":"we-dont-have-the-capacity-to-recycle-second-hand-appliances-energy-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/21\/we-dont-have-the-capacity-to-recycle-second-hand-appliances-energy-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"We don&#8217;t have the capacity to recycle second-hand appliances &#8211; Energy Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"330\"  alt=\"\" title=\"appliances\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/appliances.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"330\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/appliances.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"appliances\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>The decision to ban the importation of second-hand electrical appliances, popularly known as \u2018home use\u2019, is to save the public from carbon emissions, the Energy Commission has said. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It says the move is from the realization that the country was gradually becoming a dumping site for electronic waste.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Manager in charge of Energy Efficiency Inspection and Enforcement at the Energy Commission, Hubert Nsoh Zan, told Jonnie Hughes on #3FMSunrise on Tuesday that many local dealers brought in obsolete products, while others brought in new but sub-standard electrical appliances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately\u201d, according to Mr Zan \u201cwe do not have the capacity\u2026 the more reason why we can not keep on allowing these used, obsolete appliances to come into the country. He wondered why a dealer would \u201cbring in an item that is meant for recycling in Europe to Ghana only because you want to salvage some of it\u2019s components\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He also encouraged relevant agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to, in line with their mandates, deploy mechanisms to handle end-of-product life of appliances already in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He however maintains that importers should also be responsible for the kind of appliances they bring into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of appliances banned from entering Ghana:<\/p>\n<p>Clothes Washing Machines<br \/>Industrial Fans<br \/>Rice Cookers<br \/>Computers<br \/>Set-Top Boxes<br \/>Ventilating Fans<br \/>Solar Panels<br \/>Microwave Ovens<br \/>Storage Water Heaters<br \/>Renewable Energy Batteries<br \/>Public Lighting<br \/>Improved Biomass Cookstoves<br \/>Television Sets<br \/>Electric Motors<br \/>Electric Kettles<br \/>Air Conditioners<br \/>Distribution Transformers<br \/>Comfort Fans<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision to ban the importation of second-hand electrical appliances, popularly known as \u2018home use\u2019, is to save the public from carbon emissions, the Energy Commission has said. 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