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Africa: Everything You Need to Know About Plastic Pollution
Africa Renewal, 5 June 2023
This year's World Environment Day focuses on the plastic pollution crisis. The reason? Humanity produces more than 430 million tonnes of plastic annually, two-thirds of which are… Read more »
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Africa: World Environment Day - Solutions for Plastic Pollution
IPS, 5 June 2023
By Lara Van Lith and Akilah Davitt: It's time to get together and celebrate the environment! June 5th is the 50th World Environment Day, where each year, the significance of… Read more »
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Nigeria: World Environment Day - 'Plastic Pollution Threat to Ocean, Marine Wildlife'
Leadership, 5 June 2023
The Wild Africa Fund (WAF), has disclosed that the constant use and accumulation of single use plastic as waste is damaging the environment and a threat to oceans and marine… Read more »
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Africa: Breaking the Plastic Cycle in Agriculture
FAO, 5 June 2023
Sustainable solutions and alternatives to halt the proliferation of plastic Read more »
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Africa: UN Urges Swift Action on Plastic Pollution Ahead of Treaty Talks - Report
allAfrica, 18 May 2023
The widespread use of plastics, as well as their long-lasting nature and improper disposal, is one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. Read more »
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Africa: WWF Calls for a Global Ban on 'Harmful and Unnecessary' Single-Use Plastic Items
World Wildlife Fund For Nature, 18 May 2023
New technical reports outline high-risk plastics polluting the planet and shows global plastic bans, phase-outs and control measures are entirely feasible Read more »
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South Africa: UN Proposes Market Shifts to Dramatically Decrease Plastic Pollution in Three Easy Steps
Daily Maverick, 16 May 2023
As countries seek to secure a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, a report outlining the path to do so has been released by the United Nations Environment… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Street Food Adds to the Plastic Problem - Green Leaves Offer a Solution
The Conversation Africa, 16 May 2023
Street food is popular in Nigerian cities. Most of the local food delicacies are sold by vendors whose livelihoods depend on informal subsistence activities such as local food… Read more »