Nelson Boateng

“each Nelplast block costs about 1 dollar, compared to an average of 1.50 dollars for the conventional concrete block.”

“he calculated the difference another way, pegging a floor about 30 per cent cheaper than cement.”

“To IPS, Boateng spoke of recycling 2,000 kilos of plastic and mentioned a much larger installed capacity on the approximately 4,000 square meters of land he occupies in Ashaiman.”

“The kilo is paid at about 10 cents per dollar, which turns the material scattered on the streets into currency.”

“The mixture enters an extruder with three heating zones, built by the company itself, because each type of plastic melts at a different temperature, from about 150 to 220 degrees Celsius, according t…”

“the official promise to provide machines to increase production to around 15,000 blocks per day remained unfulfilled, as did the loans anticipated by the government program One District, One Factory,…”