The World Bank’s 2018 report “What a waste“ predicts a threefold increase in waste production in sub-Saharan Africa by 2050. Solid waste: plastic takes the upper handOne of the most environmentally damaging scourges is plastic. Many projects are being developed on the continent, including the “ReflexNG” project, which aims to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the case in Sèmè-Kpodji, a town in south-eastern Benin, where a plastic waste sorting and transformation plant will soon be built. The Malian capital Bamako alone produces around 17,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 09, 2021 12:22 UTC