{"id":21349,"date":"2019-04-01T10:32:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abdas.org\/?p=21349"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:32:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:32:47","slug":"new-alliance-in-africa-to-tackle-plastic-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abdas.org\/2019\/04\/01\/new-alliance-in-africa-to-tackle-plastic-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"New Alliance in Africa to tackle plastic waste"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" A number of multinational businesses formed a major alliance to help tackle the plastic waste menace in Africa.<\/p>\n

The Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance is to execute an agenda of recycling and reprocessing plastics in Sub-Saharan Africa, Led by Diageo the parent company of Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC.<\/p>\n

A statement from the company said the \u201cexplicit intent\u201d is \u201cto focus on the economic opportunity\u201d plastic waste presents. <\/p>\n

The statement added that, \u201cDiageo is partnering with other consumer goods multinationals including; Unilever, Coca Cola Company, Promisador and Nestl\u00e9 to launch the Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance.\u201d <\/p>\n

Economic opportunities from plastics<\/p>\n

Officials supporting the Alliance said the body \u201caims to turn the current challenge of plastic waste in Sub Saharan Africa into jobs and commercial activity by improving the collection and recycling of plastics.\u201d<\/p>\n

By implementing this, the alliance members have to \u201cfacilitate and support their local subsidiaries to engage proactively in market level public-private-partnerships, industry collaboration and alliances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Encourage innovation, share knowledge and collaborate on technical and other solutions suitable for Sub-Saharan Africa as well as participate in local pilot initiatives are significant aspects of this alliance.<\/p>\n

Financing waste recycling<\/p>\n

Companies that are part of the alliance plan of engaging \u201cwith the investment community, policy makers and others to accelerate the development and financing of the necessary waste management infrastructure and systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance secretariat said the \u201clack of collection and recycling capacity\u201d of plastics \u201cin many African markets coupled with growing populations is creating a growing problem of plastics waste.<\/p>\n

We see an opportunity to tackle that problem in a way that creates jobs and reduces dependency on imported materials while alternatives to plastics are developed. Collaboration within and across markets will be key to success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reducing use of plastics<\/p>\n

This month a major step was taken by 170 countries to reduce the use of plastics due to the threats they pose to the environment.<\/p>\n

That the deal was signed in Kenya\u2019s capital, Nairobi after a UN environment assembly meeting to discuss ways of addressing the environmental impact of plastics.<\/p>\n

Countries have consented to \u201csignificantly reduce\u201d single-use plastic products by the next decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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