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South Africa: Global Call to Combat Plastic Pollution Intensifies During South African Gathering
allAfrica, 1 February 2024
In a world drowning in plastic waste, a revolution is brewing. From January 23 to 25, South Africa played host to a groundbreaking meeting of international Plastics Pacts,… Read more »
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Africa: 'We're Drowning in Plastic - We Need More Plastics Treaties'
allAfrica, 2 February 2024
From January 23 to 25, South Africa hosted the first in-person meeting of international Plastics Pacts with twelve (of the fourteen) national and regional Plastics Pacts meeting. Read more »
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South Africa: South Africa Hosts First In-Person Meeting of Plastics Pacts Network
WRAP, 26 January 2024
The first ever meeting of the international members of the Plastics Pact Network convened in South Africa this week, with delegates from around the world meeting in Cape… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Plastics Pact Commits to Combat Plastic Pollution
Capital FM, 21 August 2023
The Kenya Plastics Pact, a collaborative platform comprising critical stakeholders from the government, the private sector including manufacturers and retailers, Extended Producer… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya's Hits and Misses On Journey to Eliminating Plastic Waste
IPS, 16 June 2023
Plastic bags were a part and parcel of life in Kenya. More than 100 million plastic bags were used annually in Kenyan supermarkets alone, with at least 24 million plastic bags… Read more »
Global Call to Combat Plastic Pollution Intensifies
In a world drowning in plastic waste, a revolution is brewing. From January 23 to 25, South Africa played host to a groundbreaking meeting of international Plastics Pacts, signaling a unified global effort to tackle the plastic crisis.
The South African Plastic Pact's launch, as the third globally, reflects the nation's commitment to a just transition to a green economy. While sharing common goals, each Plastic Pact flexes and adapts to the unique challenges of its country, ensuring relevance and impact, writes allAfrica's Sethi Ncube.
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The Lagos State government has banned the usage and distribution of styrofoam and other single-use plastics in the state with immediate effect. Commissioner for the ... Read more »
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Nations are preparing to meet in Kenya for the United Nation Environment Programme's (UNEP) Third Session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, scheduled ... Read more »
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In a significant step toward addressing the plastic pollution crisis, government representatives convened in Nairobi, Kenya, for the third round of UN negotiation Read more »
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report saying that countries have the potential to significantly reduce plastic po Read more »
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The informal plastic recycling sector in Kenya does not fairly compensate waste pickers making it a very exploitative circular economy. Mr Green Africa is changing that by pu Read more »
Members of Plastic Pacts from 12 countries visiting members of the African Reclaimers Organisation in Cape Town.
