Some organisations in the Bono Region have begun replacing plastic with paper products in their daily operations in a bid to curb plastic pollution.
The initiative comes as Ghana continues to struggle with the impact of plastic waste, which clogs gutters, pollutes communities, and poses environmental risks across all 12 Municipal and District Assemblies in the region. Unlike Rwanda, Kenya, and Malawi, Ghana is yet to enforce a national ban on plastics despite years of advocacy.
The organisations adopting paper-based packaging say their individual efforts are insufficient without government support. They are therefore calling for incentives to encourage more businesses to adopt eco-friendly practices.
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Sunyani Technical University, Ing. Prof. Samuel Wiafe, appealed to government to incentivise the use of alternatives such as paper bags, bowls, and packaging materials.
“Such measures would encourage more businesses to join the shift and ease the country’s dependence on plastics,” he noted.
Ghana generates an estimated one million metric tons of plastic waste annually, with less than 10 per cent recycled. Environmentalists warn that without urgent policy reforms, the crisis will only worsen.
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