Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Besix and Orascom will transform waste into fuel near Cairo©Gilles Paire/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Besix and Orascom will transform waste into fuel near Cairo

ÉGYPTE : vers la création d’une autorité de régulation de la gestion des déchets©/Shutterstock

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EGYPT: Towards the creation of a waste management regulatory authority

SENEGAL: African experts stand together against hazardous waste discharge ©Aleksandr PetrunovskyiShutterstock

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SENEGAL: African experts stand together against hazardous waste discharge

IVORY COAST: MTN and Promusa supermarket join forces to collect e-waste© DAMRONG RATTANAPONG/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: MTN and Promusa supermarket join forces to collect e-waste

SOUTH AFRICA: New liquid waste not permitted in landfills©Leo MorganShutterstock

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SOUTH AFRICA: New liquid waste not permitted in landfills

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilot project for building a road out of recycled plastic©Stockr/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Pilot project for building a road out of recycled plastic

CAMEROON: Hygiene and sanitation contest launched to clean Yaoundé© Homo Cosmicos/Shutterstock

Water & environment

CAMEROON: Hygiene and sanitation contest launched to clean Yaoundé

POLLUTEC MAROC: Casablanca gets ready to host 11th edition

Water & environment

POLLUTEC MAROC: Casablanca gets ready to host 11th edition

october 30- november 2, 2019

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste© Hailu Wudineh TSEGAYE/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: Frenchman builds floating island from plastic waste

AFRICA: IITA launches agricultural waste-to-fertilizer project©JULIAN LOTT/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

AFRICA: IITA launches agricultural waste-to-fertilizer project

NAMIBIE : une nouvelle stratégie de gestion des déchets solides entre en vigueur ©Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

NAMIBIA: New solid waste management strategy in force

TOGO: Eco-friendly business grows around willow ©DoinShutterstock

Sustainable development and CSR

TOGO: Eco-friendly business grows around willow

GABON: Averda suspends waste collection in Libreville for outstanding arrears©Kevinspired365/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

GABON: Averda suspends waste collection in Libreville for outstanding arrears

KENYA: new waste regulations for Nakuru markets ©Nurlan Mammadzada/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

KENYA: new waste regulations for Nakuru markets

IVORY COAST: UNICEF offers 500 classrooms made of bricks from recycled plastic©UN

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: UNICEF offers 500 classrooms made of bricks from recycled plastic

SOUTH AFRICA: Research programme on plastic waste to be launched soon©Fedorova NataliiaShutterstock

Waste & Recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: Research programme on plastic waste to be launched soon

EGYPT: Fas Energy will cremate waste to produce electricity ©Ana Gram/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

EGYPT: Fas Energy will cremate waste to produce electricity

Plastic waste: an overview of repressive legislation in African countries (1/2)

By Chancia Plaine

Jurist in environmental law

Huglo Lepage Avocats

National laws to combat plastic pollution are multiplying in Africa. Chancia Plaine, environmental law jurist at Huglo Lepage Avocats, analyses for Afrik 21 the legislation on prison sentences and fines. The second part of this article is expected to be published within one month.

Rubbish collectors, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa © Charmaine A Harvey - Shutterstock

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Africa faces a ‘waste tsunami’ if landfills are not urgently regulated

UGANDA: Kampala extends waste collection mandate by one year©Rich T Photo/Shutterstock

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UGANDA: Kampala extends waste collection mandate by one year

NIGERIA: UN and government allocate $15 million for e-waste management© akiyoko/Shutterstock

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NIGERIA: UN and government allocate $15 million for e-waste management

LIBERIA: Paynesville and Monrovia acquire 13 waste collection trucks©nitinut380/Shutterstock

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LIBERIA: Paynesville and Monrovia acquire 13 waste collection trucks

GHANA: Importation and manufacturing tax on plastics comes into force©Rich T Photo/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

GHANA: Importation and manufacturing tax on plastics comes into force

IVORY COAST: Akouédo landfill near Abidjan becomes urban park©Nokuro/Shutterstock

Waste & Recycling

IVORY COAST: Akouédo landfill near Abidjan becomes urban park

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