Tag: Ministry of Environment Science Technology and Innovation
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Ministry of Environment launches e-waste incentive payment system
The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MESTI) says the newly launched incentive payment system for electronic waste (E-waste) will help reduce the environmental and health impacts of improper dismantling and disposal of discarded electronic devices. The system seeks to dispose-off or recycle electronic waste properly in the future. For this reason, the part of…
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Gov’t to levy plastic importers to finance waste management – Prof. Frimpong Boateng
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng is hopeful Ghana should be able to finance the management of plastic waste with the resumption of the plastic levy. The charge which is paid by importers of plastic products is to help in controlling the impact of plastics in Ghana. Currently, the…