ASA Savings and Loans partners Buzstop Boys to champion environmental education

ASA Savings and Loans has taken a bold step in environmental stewardship by donating waste bins and organising an awareness campaign at Abossey Okai Anglican Basic School (A), in collaboration with the Buzstop Boys, an environmental advocacy group.

The Mataheko Branch Manager for ASA Savings and Loans, Sabina Sebigon, explained that the initiative aims to instil proper waste management practices among students.

“The purpose of this donation is to encourage students on how to keep their environment clean. We are providing bins so they won’t litter their surroundings,” she stated.

The vice leader of Buzstop Boys, James Safo, also emphasised the group’s use of social media to drive change.

However, he cautioned that, “In the next 25 years, the plastic we see will be three times the fish we see in the sea, meaning we will be fishing more plastic than fish.”

Mr. Safo highlighted the economic benefits of recycling, noting that proper waste management can generate significant income while securing the future. Drawing parallels with the COVID-19 pandemic’s global impact, he stressed the urgency of environmental action.

The Buzstop Boys, he said, advocate the “5Rs” framework for waste management. This means: reducing plastic use to prevent flooding and waste creation; reusing or repurposing plastic items instead of discarding them, and rethinking to transform plastic waste into new products

The others are recycling or converting waste into valuable, usable items, and refusing or rejecting single-use plastic products

Mr. Safo further mentioned that recycling creates new economic opportunities while protecting the environment for future generations.

The head teacher of Abossey Okai Anglican Basic School, Philip Laryea, expressed gratitude for the initiative.

“This has been a wonderful day, and this presentation will turn things around as far as sanitation in this school is concerned. The sensitisation you have given us is timely and will help us manage waste disposal, which has become a challenge,” he said.

ASA Savings and Loans noted that the collaboration represents a significant step toward building environmental consciousness among Ghana’s youth while addressing pressing sanitation challenges in educational institutions.

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