Plastic Is A Problem - Sister Derby

Sister Derby is asking Ghanaians to be more efficient with the use of plastic.

The Ghanaian Pop artiste noted that plastic has been causing more harm to the environment than good because it does not decay like most materials.

In an interview by Akosua Hanson and DJ Kess on the Plastic Recycle Challenge on Y107.9FM’s Y Lounge, she explained that although plastic was created to fulfil a specific purpose the damage it now causes might be irreparable in the future.

According to her, plastics now pile up in gutters, choking the flow of water which in turn causes floods as well as creates a breeding area for mosquitoes making the lives if the people around miserable because of malaria, cholera, and many other diseases.

“I feel like plastic was invented to keep things hygienic, to be able to transport or carry stuff, to store stuff and a whole lot so because it was made for all this, plastic is extremely durable. Now the reason why it’s a problem is that it’s not bio-degradable and what that means is that it doesn’t dissolve or decay into the soil like a human body or anything that has life would”

“When you take a sachet of water and tear a little part of the tip to drink, where do you think that tiny bit of sachet goes to?”

She further encouraged people to go hard on the 3Rs, which are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle so that the environmental goals can be reached.

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products overwhelms the world’s ability to deal with them. P

Plastic pollution is most visible in developing Asian and African nations, where garbage collection systems are often inefficient or nonexistent. But the developed world, especially in countries with low recycling rates, also has trouble properly collecting discarded plastics.

The trash has become so ubiquitous it has prompted efforts to write a global treaty negotiated by the United Nations.