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More than 9 tonnes of recyclable waste materials have been generated by over 8,000 school children between the ages of 9 and 13 under the Mohinani Group Recycling and Waste Management campaign since its inception in 2016.

The recyclable waste materials which were made up of 5.5 tonnes plastics and 3.6 tonnes papers were collected and segregated by twenty-six primary schools drawn from Accra and Kumasi during the 4 months competition for two years.

At the awards ceremony for the 2018 winners, Ashok Mohinani, Executive Director of the Mohinani Group noted that over 290,000 cedis has been spent so far on the initiative that serves as one of the Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.  

Mr. Mohinani said the recycling campaign formed part of the Group’s commitment towards education, waste management, recycling and health to improve and promote a safe and healthy environment for Ghanaians.

He said the campaign which was designed to help build a sustainable, healthy environment and future for Ghanaians has directly educated over 8,000 pupils in proper waste management and recycling across the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions.

The core target for the campaign was children between the ages 9 and 13 years with the belief that they have the power to influence their peers and families within the communities in which they live. The Group believes that these children have the power to create wealth for themselves through proper waste management and recycling.

Apart from the recycling initiative, the Group through its numerous corporate social responsibility programs in education and health over the last 50 years has helped improve the living standards of Ghanaians at large.