Prof Klutse calls for rethinking on use, management of plastic waste
Professor Nana Ama Browne Klutse, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has called for a national re-thinking on the use and management of plastic waste. She said the nation required a paradigm shift “on how Ghana addresses plastic pollution,” saying “we should shift our perspective and view plastics not merely as waste, but as a valuable resource”. Prof Klutse said: “Because when properly managed, plastic can significantly contribute to sustainable development,” when speaking at a forum on World Environment Day organized by the Department of Environmental Management of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), at Fiapre near Sunyani on the theme “Repurpose Plastic Use”. Prof Klutse who addressed the forum virtually indicated tha...