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BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago
BLAME K4 AND THE NPP FOR THIS MESS...
THEY BUY RUBBISH JUST TO DUMP IT ANY WHERE...BUT JM IS WORKING FOR U
I DEY BEE KEKEKEKEKEKEEKEKEKEKE
BLAME K4 AND THE NPP FOR THIS MESS...
THEY BUY RUBBISH JUST TO DUMP IT ANY WHERE...BUT JM IS WORKING FOR U
I DEY BEE KEKEKEKEKEKEEKEKEKEKE
No Benefit for Citizenshipship? 10 years ago
What a sick hater you are!!
What a sick hater you are!!
DAN 10 years ago
paper can be burned, plastic can be melted and reused..ship it further out in country to places suitable..Village with no work will take the dumps and jobs,,just as small towns in america accept refuse from big towns
paper can be burned, plastic can be melted and reused..ship it further out in country to places suitable..Village with no work will take the dumps and jobs,,just as small towns in america accept refuse from big towns
KNYC (USMC) 10 years ago
Dan, this is all "Lack of vision" from our so call leaders. When you have morons in power what do you expect. New York used to shipped waste to Virginia. This is how you crate jobs, all they know is money. We have long way to ... read full comment
Dan, this is all "Lack of vision" from our so call leaders. When you have morons in power what do you expect. New York used to shipped waste to Virginia. This is how you crate jobs, all they know is money. We have long way to go when Morons are in power.
error.akonfem prez come clean 10 years ago
KWASEA MAHAMA ASK FOR CORRUPTION NOT WISDOM,IDIOT,JJ SAID WHO BORN MAHAMA,OFUI
KWASEA MAHAMA ASK FOR CORRUPTION NOT WISDOM,IDIOT,JJ SAID WHO BORN MAHAMA,OFUI
No Benefit for Citizenshipship? 10 years ago
In Ghana, it'S all about WIIFME (What's In It for Me) - from the unemployed and the labourer; through the manager and the policeman; to the CEO, the Sakawa Pastor and the Minister. Sad sad sad specimens of humans.
When Gha ... read full comment
In Ghana, it'S all about WIIFME (What's In It for Me) - from the unemployed and the labourer; through the manager and the policeman; to the CEO, the Sakawa Pastor and the Minister. Sad sad sad specimens of humans.
When Ghanaians were born, philanthropy, volunteerism, personal integrity, fairness, and accountability were removed from their DNA.
concerned citizen 10 years ago
Since 1957 when we got independence, we are still saying 'we are trying to manage it'. Disgrace!!! Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with us as nation. A nation like sweden even have to import garbage from Norway for 'local co ... read full comment
Since 1957 when we got independence, we are still saying 'we are trying to manage it'. Disgrace!!! Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with us as nation. A nation like sweden even have to import garbage from Norway for 'local consumption'. Bullocks!!!
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago
GARBAGE IN. ENERGY OUT
REMAIN CONTINUOSLY VIGILANT.
TURNING WASTE INTO A VALUABLE RESOURCE.
RECYCLE WASTE CAN BE TURNED INTO CLOTHING, SHOES, AS A SOURCE OF POWER/ENERGY, RUGS, BEER CANS,
SHIPPING CONTAINERS, CAR TIRES, C ... read full comment
GARBAGE IN. ENERGY OUT
REMAIN CONTINUOSLY VIGILANT.
TURNING WASTE INTO A VALUABLE RESOURCE.
RECYCLE WASTE CAN BE TURNED INTO CLOTHING, SHOES, AS A SOURCE OF POWER/ENERGY, RUGS, BEER CANS,
SHIPPING CONTAINERS, CAR TIRES, CARS, PLANES, TRAINS, ROADS, COMPUTERS, BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS....NAME IT.
use GARBAGE AS ENERGY FOR FACTORIES, BURN THE TRASH, N LET THE STEAM BE USED AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY.
THIS WILL PROTECT THE ENVIRONMNT N MAKE MONEY. GH GOVT MUST CONTACT Foss Manufacturing Company, LLC
Tel: 603-929-6000
WASTE MGMNT COMPAIES SHOULD BE LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE
Where Do Old Cellphones Go to Die? By LEYLA ACAROGLU
AMERICANS replace their cellphones every 22 months, junking some 150 million old phones in 2010 alone. Ever wondered what happens to all these old phones? The answer isn’t pretty.
In far-flung, mostly impoverished places like Agbogbloshie, Ghana; Delhi, India; and Guiyu, China, children pile e-waste into giant mountains and burn it so they can extract the metals — copper wires, gold and silver threads — inside, which they sell to recycling merchants for only a few dollars. In India, young boys smash computer batteries with mallets to recover cadmium, toxic flecks of which cover their hands and feet as they work. Women spend their days bent over baths of hot lead, “cooking” circuit boards so they can remove slivers of gold inside. Greenpeace, the Basel Action Network and others have posted YouTube videos of young children inhaling the smoke that rises from burned phone casings as they identify and separate different kinds of plastics for recyclers. It is hard to imagine that good health is a by-product of their unregulated industry.
Indeed, most scientists agree that exposure poses serious health risks, especially to pregnant women and children. The World Health Organization reports that even a low level of exposure to lead, cadmium and mercury (all of which can be found in old phones) can cause irreversible neurological damage and threaten the development of a child.
The growing toxic nightmare that is e-waste is not confined to third world outposts. It also poses health problems in the United States where, for several years, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has kept inmates busy processing e-waste. There are concrete steps the government, manufacturers and consumers could take to better dispose of electronic trash and to help prevent the pileup of more e-waste and the hazards e-waste processing poses.
The United States, for example, remains the only industrialized country that has not ratified the Basel Convention, an international treaty that makes it illegal to export or traffic in toxic e-waste. Fully implementing the treaty would be a step toward joining global efforts to contain toxic waste troubles.
The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act, introduced in Congress in 2011, would have made it illegal to export toxic waste from the United States to countries that don’t belong to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The aim was to stop dumping e-waste on the world’s poorest nations and thus to provide an incentive for safer waste management in our own country. The bill had bipartisan support but was never put to a vote.
The European Union provides a model for industrial regulation that would shift the burden of safe product disposal back to the manufacturers that produce electronic goods. Its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive requires electronic sellers to accept, free of charge, any of their used products brought in by customers for recycling. The goal is to have properly recycled 85 percent of the European Union’s e-waste by 2019. Similarly, Japan requires its electronic manufacturers to establish their own recycling facilities or commission third parties to recycle a range of products, from computers and cellphones to TVs and air-conditioners.
Government or consumer pressure on manufacturers to design electronics with end-of-product-life issues in mind could be enormously helpful. Most cellphones, for example, are deliberately designed to make disassembly difficult. Changes in the way manufacturers glue, screw and solder components together would make it easier to dismantle discarded phones and thus reduce the risks posed by crude recycling techniques like those deployed by Ghanaian children.
THERE are alternative phone service business models that could be beneficial to producers, users and the rest of us. For example, manufacturers could sell products complete with prearranged recycling service or subscriptions that made it possible, for example, for phone user to exchange old units for new ones rather than throwing them away. Under a product service system model, companies recycle old units and repurpose core components. Xerox uses a similar model for its photocopiers, without impact on sales or profits.
In the absence of government regulation or industry initiative, consumers could play a role in determining what happens to products that have outlived their usefulness. Most phones and small electronics are designed with obsolescence in mind. But what if we held on to our gadgets longer and repaired, rather than replaced them? We could recycle the ones we no longer use through certified recycling services like e-Stewards, a nonprofit organization that runs certification programs for e-waste recyclers, ensuring that goods are not improperly exported.
As consumers we need to demand better end-of-life options for our high-tech trash; if manufacturers and government fall down on the job, we, the millions of Americans who own cellphones, should press for safe recycling.
Leyla Acaroglu is a sustainability strategist based in Melbourne, Australia.
THE GH GOVT MUST CONTACT RAMON ANG, PRESIDENT OF SAN MIGUEL CORP IN THE PHILLIPINES. WE ARE SLEEPING IN GH, JOKER$!
HE CAN ADVICE AND HELP GH WITH AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, OIL EXPLORATION, ROAD, RAIL PROJECTS. VERY INTELLIGENT MAN
naa 10 years ago
This is the time the ga mantse to kick akan or ashanti out off accra land
This is the time the ga mantse to kick akan or ashanti out off accra land
Afrowa 10 years ago
That is why we should use the waste to generate electricity instead of importing coal to build a thermal plant. Everyone knows that coal is a major air pollutant. I really don't understand why Ghana should even think of coal ... read full comment
That is why we should use the waste to generate electricity instead of importing coal to build a thermal plant. Everyone knows that coal is a major air pollutant. I really don't understand why Ghana should even think of coal generated plant when the developed world are trying to get rid of it. The waste is readily available and its management now problematic. Why don't we turn it into something profitable and beneficial instead of moving from one dump site to the other? Whoever knows the energy minister should pass on the word.
Kwesi 10 years ago
3 things most be done
1) lets face it. We are filthy. We surround ourselves with waste because we throw it anywhere.
2) there most be facilities where the waste can be disposed
3) recycling!!! cans, plastic bottles ... read full comment
3 things most be done
1) lets face it. We are filthy. We surround ourselves with waste because we throw it anywhere.
2) there most be facilities where the waste can be disposed
3) recycling!!! cans, plastic bottles, paper, rubber, glass etc, can be recycled most more than today. and some waste can be burned which can be used to create electricity.
It is our own fault, but we can change it. If we can clean the streets of Ghana, we can sell this idea to other countries and earn billions and we will live in a clean environment.
its a shame to our leaders !!!!!!
ARE YOU IN NEED OF A FAST POWERFULL SPIRITUALIST?THEN GO TO www.greatnanapowerfullspiritualist.blogspot.com
BLAME K4 AND THE NPP FOR THIS MESS...
THEY BUY RUBBISH JUST TO DUMP IT ANY WHERE...BUT JM IS WORKING FOR U
I DEY BEE KEKEKEKEKEKEEKEKEKEKE
What a sick hater you are!!
paper can be burned, plastic can be melted and reused..ship it further out in country to places suitable..Village with no work will take the dumps and jobs,,just as small towns in america accept refuse from big towns
Dan, this is all "Lack of vision" from our so call leaders. When you have morons in power what do you expect. New York used to shipped waste to Virginia. This is how you crate jobs, all they know is money. We have long way to ...
read full comment
KWASEA MAHAMA ASK FOR CORRUPTION NOT WISDOM,IDIOT,JJ SAID WHO BORN MAHAMA,OFUI
In Ghana, it'S all about WIIFME (What's In It for Me) - from the unemployed and the labourer; through the manager and the policeman; to the CEO, the Sakawa Pastor and the Minister. Sad sad sad specimens of humans.
When Gha ...
read full comment
Since 1957 when we got independence, we are still saying 'we are trying to manage it'. Disgrace!!! Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with us as nation. A nation like sweden even have to import garbage from Norway for 'local co ...
read full comment
GARBAGE IN. ENERGY OUT
REMAIN CONTINUOSLY VIGILANT.
TURNING WASTE INTO A VALUABLE RESOURCE.
RECYCLE WASTE CAN BE TURNED INTO CLOTHING, SHOES, AS A SOURCE OF POWER/ENERGY, RUGS, BEER CANS,
SHIPPING CONTAINERS, CAR TIRES, C ...
read full comment
This is the time the ga mantse to kick akan or ashanti out off accra land
That is why we should use the waste to generate electricity instead of importing coal to build a thermal plant. Everyone knows that coal is a major air pollutant. I really don't understand why Ghana should even think of coal ...
read full comment
3 things most be done
1) lets face it. We are filthy. We surround ourselves with waste because we throw it anywhere.
2) there most be facilities where the waste can be disposed
3) recycling!!! cans, plastic bottles ...
read full comment