Plastics
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EZVIZ partners with Plastic Bank to advance global plastic reduction drive
the company has pledged to fund removal of 20,000 kilograms of plastic waste from the environment in 2025.
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Indonesia moves to enforce mandatory EPR for plastic packaging
EPR will apply to businesses across the supply chain, from upstream manufacturers to downstream.
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Rising animal welfare concerns highlight Ethiopia’s plastic packaging crisis
Clinical records show that cases of colic linked to plastic pollution are more common in donkeys.
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Rite Foods clears 40 tonnes of plastic waste in Lagos, expands sustainability drive
The initiative empowered communities with recovery bags, beach clean-ups, and recycling education to combat plastic pollution in Lagos.
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Whispers Champions join waste pickers to tackle plastic pollution through football
To register for the tournament, each team contributes 50kg of sorted plastic waste.
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Uganda needs to adopt advanced waste management solutions – German diplomats
Kampala produces over 2000 tonnes of waste daily.
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste reports global gains, scales up recycling and circular economy projects
In 2024, the Alliance directly engaged over 740 organizations to support a multitude of projects with financial and technical expertise.
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Ghana hosts first ISWA Africa Conference to tackle waste management challenges
Discussions centred on financing, waste generation, and infrastructure development.
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M-taka named finalist in Kenya’s Young Environmentalist Challenge 2025
the start-up is digitizing waste collection and linking recyclable materials to processing markets.
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Cairo unveils fresh pollution-reduction policies following ministerial approval
The council approved reducing licence fees for rice straw collection in order to encourage contractors to continue collecting the crop residue.