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On May 25, 2026 the management of Environmental Protection Authority announced ban on some selected plastic products. This announcement is undoubtedly, the major environmental policy to be announced in recent years, Ghana's environment is facing a crucial challenge of various environmental infractions ranging from deforestation to plastic pollution. According to Stoler (2017) almost 8.2 billion sachets of water are consumed in Ghana. It is estimated that more than 3,000 metric tons daily and one million tonnes yearly of plastic waste are generated. An estimated 86 percent of Ghana's waste plastic load, is improperly disposed off resulting in plastics blocking up stormwater drains, rivers, and streams and ending up in the oceans. It is estimated that 250,000 metric tons of plastic waster are dumped from Ghana into the Atlantic Ocean (World Bank, 2020).
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