JoyNews, in partnership with the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, will on Thursday, August 6, host a National Dialogue on Plastic Waste Management to examine how Ghana can strengthen efforts to tackle the country's growing plastic pollution crisis. The high-level forum, themed "Unpacking the Sustainability of the Extended Producer Responsibility in Ghana," will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, environmental experts, researchers and civil society organisations to discuss the future of plastic waste management. The dialogue comes against the backdrop of mounting concerns over plastic waste, which continues to clog drains, pollute rivers and communities, worsen flooding and pose significant environmental and public health risks. The policy, contained in Ghana's revised National Plastic Management Policy, aims to shift part of the burden of waste management from government and local communities to producers and importers. The dialogue will therefore examine the sustainability of Ghana's current plastic waste management system while exploring legislative, financial and institutional measures needed to strengthen the proposed EPR framework.