【全非资讯·加纳】 加纳：打击环境污染——扩大泡沫塑料禁令范围

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加纳医学协会（Ghana Medical Association）会长欧内斯特·约克（Ernest Yorke）教授呼吁政府，将计划中的聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料（发泡胶）禁令或逐步淘汰措施扩大至所有一次性塑料制品。\n\n他表示，这类塑料制品的肆意丢弃持续堵塞排水沟和水道，从而加剧了暴雨期间的洪涝灾害。\n\n塑料垃圾是导致排水沟堵塞的主要原因，这是有目共睹的，他并补充说，扩大禁令范围将为该国日益严峻的废物管理挑战提供更全面的解决方案。\n\n约克教授上周五在科福里杜亚（Koforidua）举行的加纳医学协会第二十六届年度公开讲座上发表了上述呼吁。本次讲座的主题是：当代加纳的食品安全：消费者面临的公共卫生关切。\n\n他解释说，塑料包装材料，尤其是常用于盛装热食的薄塑料袋，存在潜在健康风险，且若处置不当会加剧环境退化。\n\n谈及阿克拉（Accra）近期的洪水灾害时，约克教授表示，这起事件重新引发了全国关于废物管理的讨论，尤其是关于广泛使用聚苯乙烯泡沫容器和其他一次性塑料制品的问题。\n\n他将拟议的禁令描述为一项重要的环境和公共卫生干预措施，并指出其有效性将取决于是否有负担得起的替代品、改进的废物收集系统、回收利用、公众教育以及更严格的环境法规执行力度。

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The President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Dr Ernest Yorke, has called on the government to extend its planned ban or phase-out of Styrofoam products to cover all single-use plastics.

He said indiscriminate disposal of such plastics continued to block drains and waterways, thereby worsening flooding during heavy rains.

"Plastic waste is a major contributor to choked drains, and this is obvious for all to see," he said, adding that expanding the ban would offer a more comprehensive solution to the country's growing waste management challenge.

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Prof. Yorke made the call at the 26th Annual Public Lecture organised by the GMA in Koforidua last Friday. The lecture was on the theme: "Food Safety in Contemporary Ghana: Public Health Concerns for the Consumer."

He explained that plastic packaging materials, particularly the thin plastic bags often used to serve hot food, posed potential health risks and contributed to environmental degradation when improperly disposed of.

Referring to the recent flooding in Accra, Prof. Yorke said the incident had reignited national discussions on waste management, especially the widespread use of Styrofoam containers and other single-use plastics.

He described the proposed ban as an important environmental and public health intervention, noting that its effectiveness would depend on the availability of affordable alternatives, improved waste collection systems, recycling, public education and stricter enforcement of environmental regulations.

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