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THE BAN OF NON-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS IN CAMEROON |
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Hello to all Ambasadors and the Eco-Generation Team .Yesterday was one of the happiest day in my life when the Cameroon government finally yield to the demands of advocate environmental groups in the country.Ahead of the April dateline by government banning the use of non-biodegradable plastics in Cameroon, the North West Regional Delegation of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development has launched a sensitization campaign aimed at informing and educating the population on the negative impacts of plastic bags. Speaking at the official launching in Bamenda, Tansi Laban Bambo, North West Regional Delegate of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development said that the effects of plastic bags on the environment are devastating. According to Tansi Laban its burning emits toxic gases that harm the atmosphere and increase the level of dioxins and carbon dioxide in the air resulting in ozone layer depletion. The consequences are that its lead to global warming and climate change. He said that some of the plastic bags buried in the soil would take approximately 400 years to decompose completely. Taking the North West Region as a case, Tansi Laban observed that plastic lithering is very unattractive and they block gutters and drainage facilities causing floods. He said thousands of pigs, pigs and other small ruminants have died prematurely because they ate plastic bags. He however told participants at the launching ceremony that the plastic bags banned fall within those plastics measuring less than or equal to 60 microns. In his presentation he recommended that alternative biodegradable like waste newspapers, raphia baskets, jut bags, banana/plantain leaves cement papers and cartons are readily available and could be used so as to eradicate the pending doom. Tansi Laban Bambo concluded that the fight against the use of non-biodegradable plastics is a collective one given that the effects are local, regional and global.
Here below is a paper presented by Mr. Tansi Laban of the Management of Non-Biodegradable Plastic in the North West Region of Cameroon Introduction: Urbanization and population increase have led to the generation of tons of waste in urban areas resulting in difficulties in management. Waste in general represents a huge threat to the environment. This threat is not related to the sheer volume of then ending up in the landfill but also to the resource needed to produce, transport and occasionally recycle them and the emissions resulting from the processes. Although they represent a small percentage of the total waste generated in urban areas in Cameroon, plastic posses a serious threat to the management of municipal waste in the North West Region-NWR. The management of waste in the NWR has been left in the hands of the municipal councils and they are facing a lot of problems managing this waste due to the incorporation of non-biodegradable plastics as most of the waste from homes(house refuse) is not sorted before disposal. Some uncivilized inhabitants of the towns and cities evn dump it into gutters and streams resulting in the blockage of these gutters and pollution of the streams and eventually the sea and ocean.The question now is this effect felt by the people and has the government an alternitive.AZIEH EDWIN AWAMBENG. |
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great news hope it will bring make the country now more environment friendly
Posted 28-04-2014 19:29
@Azieh, Many congratulations for Cameroon and thank you for sharing this great news :D
I agree with what Arushi said. "Being late is much better than not doing at all"
Posted 28-04-2014 17:36
Better late then never that authorities realised the deaths of innocent creatures due to plastics dumped carelessly. So glad to read this news , thanks for bringing this news to us .
Posted 28-04-2014 17:20
I am so glad to read this great news. I hope other countries will adopt this very great initiative.
Great report.
Posted 28-04-2014 12:15
It is appreciable for the authorities in Camaroon to ban the Non-Biodegradable Plastic. This goes a long way to sustain the environment. Well reported!
Posted 27-04-2014 19:17
Non-Biodegradable Plastic is very cheap literally. And it sits in landfills for hundreds of years. It is a must to ban its use throughout the world. Cameroon has taken an excellent initiative, Congrats to the authorities.
Posted 27-04-2014 15:14
This is really an achievement for us Evironmental campaigners activists and advocate groups in Cameroon....
Posted 27-04-2014 03:15