The study rooted in the eco-innovation theory aimed at investigating the effects of plastic waste in the Kokrobite and Bortianor communities in Accra while finding proactive ways of using recycled art from plastic waste, with post-use packages in focus to sensitize community members on the negative effects of plastic waste. Phenomenology and art studio-based research designs under the qualitative approach were adopted for the study. The study was carried out from August 2021 to July 2022. Personal interviews and focus group discussions with 72 snowball and purposively sampled study participants. The data from the study were analysed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The study revealed that the improper management of post-used plastic items in the study areas was a major factor that contributed to environmental pollution. An artistic installation was executed using plastic waste. Visually, it enhanced the environmental aesthetics in the community while philosophically serving as a sensitization tool on the effects of plastic waste. In the quest for a solution to plastic pollution, innovation from post-used plastic items is the ultimate answer. The Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment Science Technology and Innovation and the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture can organize such competitions to reward students of all levels who create innovative products from plastic waste.

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This is a phenomenological study pivoted in the spiral time theory on the effects of the private burial of 25 attendees on the mortuary rites culture of Ghana during the COVID-19 restriction on the mass gathering. Sixty-one study participants were purposively sampled for the study. Their views were gathered through face-to-face, telephone, and video interviews. The findings revealed that 82% of the study participants objected to the private burial arrangement for cultural reasons such as disrespecting the dead, resulting in social mockery of the bereaved family and its failure in preparing the dead toward the journey to his afterlife amongst others. The remaining 18% who supported the private burial cited health reasons as a result of the mortuary congestion and the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the huge financial costs associated with the extravagant mortuary rites observation. The study concludes that the mortuary rites culture in Ghana exerts a great influence on the decisions of the Ghanaian people toward the private burial arrangement within the period of COVID-19. Culture-driven alternatives to the extravagant mortuary rites that would best compensate for the established cultural protocols must be pursued by the Ghana government after broad consultations with all stakeholders.

Drum)languages)as)a)cultural)artefact)is)very)pivotal)in)the)Asafo)system)as)far)as)their) activities) in) the) various) communities) are) concerned.) However,) much) documentation) has) not) been) done) on) the) mimesis) of) the) Asafo) drum) languages.) Qualitative) research) methods)were)used)to)obtain)all)relevant)data)as)well)as)accessing)the)knowledge)and) understanding)of)the)drum)languages)from)the)prospective)respondents.)The)research) revealed)that)Asafo)drums)are)a)set)of)four)but)only)one)thus)the)Asafokyin)(tuaakwan)) is) used) to) perform) the) all) drum) languages.) Again,) members) of) the) various) selected) Asafo) communities) and) even) some) members) of) the) Asafo) groups) do) have) foreknowledge)about)Asafo)drum)languages)but)cannot)interpret)or)comprehend)some) of) the) drum) languages.) Institutions) like) schools,) radio) and) television) stations) and) IT) companies) should) be) encouraged) to) use) digitized) drum) languages) as) part) of) their) system)to)enhance)the)fore)knowledge)and)understanding)of)Asafo)drum)languages)as)a) cultural)artefact.)