The government is still considering the option of a total ban on plastic products if the indiscriminate use of the product with its attendant sanitation challenges is not curtailed. The Vice-President, John Mahama said this during the launching of the revised policies on sanitation and decentralization in the country. “We need to get a handle of the plastic problem or else we might have to follow the example of some countries like Rwanda. They have banned plastics completely. You can’t use plastics in Rwanda. “We need the manufacturers to assist us with this. Unless we can behave responsibly with plastics it might be the way to go,” he cautioned. He emphasized that the government has not yet taken the decision but will be forced to adopt that policy if the current rate of plastic waste continues. Joy News correspondent, Seth Kwame Boateng said the new policy is to meet new development challenges. It is also to get rid of the filth which has engulfed major towns and cities of the country. The ceremony was attended by District and Municipal Chief Executives across the country who were schooled on the implementation of the new policies on sanitation and decentralization. The policies first introduced in 1999, have been revised to meet new developmental challenges. Source: Joy News/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana