Plastic Waste And Creative Art

With the search for a global solution to the problem of plastic waste pollution a prominent indigene of Of Rivers state Dr.Benjamin Ejiohuo says recycling of plastic waste to produce art work remains the solution.
Plasticwaste has become a source of concern to environmentalists ,governments and scientists across the world.
Report by Wikipedia had it that plastic Waste account for over 70percent pollution both on land and sea.
According to the report,52 trillion macro and 51  trillion micro plastic waste litter the ocean.
It says 79 percent of plastic waste is send to land fill or the ocean,9 percent is recycled,and 12 percent incinerated.
This report shows a dismail performance in plastic recycling globally
Now coming back home the situation is even worse
Plastic waste litters everywhere .in the street there are millions of plastic waste and some them are later washed into drains and gutters by rains.
The result is the death of fishes and other marine organisms.On land plastic waste pollute underground water thereby constituting dangers to man.
Both macro and micro organisms are also attacked in the soil leading to reduction of nutrients for crops.
But as effort towards finding a global solution intensifies Dr Ejiohuo who is an Artist says plastic waste can be recycled to produce art work.
Dr Ejiohuo hails from Run dele Emohua local government area of Rivers state.
He is into creative work and for the past 20 years involve in the conversation of plastic waste and wood to art work for societal usage.
He told the Tide in an interview that the situation is the most efficient way to curb plastic pollution.
Ejiohuo said plastic waste recycling can solve many problems facing the society.
He listed some of the problems to include pollution,job creation skill impactation and others.
“It is a solution to pollution.what I  am doing is giving life back to waste.”he said
Explaining how he does it,he says,”we bring dead wood and plastic waste together,refinned them to produce art work
“This is another medium of waste recycling”
Ejiohuo said since plastic takes a hundred years to decay,it has become imperative that the system be encourage especially in this part of the world.
He said mass enlightenment and industries need to be built while people like him need to be encouraged to impact the knowledge to the youth.
“Government is just not concern about most of the important things
“The government should empower me to teach this knowledge to the youths”
He added that government knows what to do but has refuse to do it”
He boosted that if empowered even those who throw plastic away will benefit as they will be made to sell them for recycling
“It will have multiplier effect on the society
First,it will reduce pollution,second it will impact skills and knowledge to the youth and lastly it will be a source of income for millions of household.
He also decried low patronage of art work in Rivers state saying that the situation has driven most of his colleagues to Lagos and Abuja.
Conclusion,it has become imperative for government to look into this sector to curb unemployment.
Private sector is also invited to invest in plastic recycling with a view to creating jobs for the youth.