President John Dramani Mahama has announced a bold environmental move: his government plans to ban the importation and production of styrofoam plastics in Ghana.
Speaking during his ongoing Thank You tour, Mahama explained that the decision is part of efforts to fight environmental pollution, especially caused by styrofoam used in food packaging. He described the material as one of the country’s worst pollutants due to how easily people dump them after use.
“You finish eating, and then you just dump it. That is one of the biggest polluters,” Mahama said, expressing concern about the damage caused to Ghana’s drains, streets, and water bodies.[twenty20 img1=”492″ img2=”488″ offset=”0.5″ before=” Before” after=”After”]