Currently, plastic is at the top of the international agenda for waste management. Recent studies have expressed concerns over the impact of plastic waste, marine plastic litter, and microplastics.
They’ve also emphasised the importance of reducing consumption and ensuring the environmentally sound management of waste plastics.
Arise Correspondent Adefemi Akinsanya has identified formal and informal waste management activities that have sought to tackle plastic pollution in Lagos but as she reports, recycling is not the only answer to plastic pollution.
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