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The Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings Foundation
The Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings Foundation is an impact-driven organization focused on empowering and supporting young people to reach their goals
Plastics to Fuel Project
Plastic pollution has been increasing for the past few decades and is expected to double in the next two decades. Pinto et al, (2023) noted that “Plastic pollution in rivers threatens ecosystems, increases flood risk due to accumulations at hydraulic structures and its final emissions into the ocean threaten aquatic life, especially and probably most in the coastal urbanized area”.
The pervasiveness of plastic waste pollution engenders consideration and action towards finding recycling opportunities to break the pollution cycle. One such recycling opportunity lies in the use of plastics for energy. Researchers note that the hydrocarbons present in plastic are a great source of fuel when recovered with pyrolysis, a process for recovering energy from plastic waste.
Thus, with an efficient supply chain for recovering and sorting plastics, pyrolysis can provide a source of energy for fuel production, even if just for hobbyists, to demonstrate the potential for an environmentally friendly and cost-effective fuel source that can also curb the pollution of plastic waste.
Honourable Zanetor has been keen on finding solutions for plastic pollution since the menace causes perennial flooding in her constituency. She has participated in a number of projects including product development efforts such as a flood monitoring system with industry partners and researchers and youth advocacy programs such as the Power Shift Environmental Summit on World Environment Day in 2018, where she declared that the environmental outlook of polluted communities could improve if the youth collaborated to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution in those communities.
ZARF will provide an organized platform for engaging with relevant stakeholders to bring some of these ideas to fruition
The Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings Foundation is an impact-driven organization focused on empowering and supporting young people to reach their goals
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