AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

SOUTH AFRICA – Weak regulations around e-waste collection and recycling practices pose a significant threat to South Africa’s e-waste reduction initiatives, says Patricia Schröder, Circular…

SOUTH AFRICA – The South African packaging industry is projected to grow from US$10.35 billion in 2023 to US$12.91 billion by 2028, at a compound…

SOUTH AFRICA – Waste economy, especially from an environmental standpoint, has the potential to address specific socioeconomic issues, such as job creation, according to Dr.…

Using high-tech from KHS, AB InBev subsidiary Cervejas de Moçambique has now built the most modern brewery in Africa. The heart of the system is…

LIBYA – The Greater Tripoli area (Souq Al-Jumaa, Abu Salim, and Central Tripoli) has initiated a 30-month project worth US$1 million to improve plastic waste…

AFRICA – The five member states of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) – Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, and Seychelles – have committed to promoting a…

BENIN – Ericsson and MTN Benin have collaborated to recycle MTN Benin’s end-of-life electronic and electrical equipment as part of the Ericsson Product Take-Back Program.…

KENYA – The Packaging Producer Responsibility Organization (PAKPRO), in collaboration with Tetra Pak East Africa, has launched a project to recover used beverage cartons in…

KENYA – Leonard Ofula, the Director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in Kisumu County, has issued a warning to traders regarding the prohibited…

GHANA – Ghana in collaboration with IIASA researchers, has adopted a citizen science approach to address the problem of plastic pollution in marine environments. By…