The Ghanaian turning thousands of discarded plastic bottles into art

A new exhibition showcases a local artist using jerry cans to draw attention to the country's pollution crisis

The brightly coloured plastic jugs once played a vital role transporting water during Ghana's droughts. Now, they're creating a new environmental catastrophe of their own.

Seas of discarded yellow, blue and white containers - referred to locally as "Kufuor gallons" after the water crises endured under president John Kufuor in the early 2000s - have become a troubling part of Ghana's landscape.