Africa’s world-leading example on single-use plastics
NEST, BIRD'S VIRTUAL NEWSROOM AFRICAN countries are leading global efforts to eradicate single-use plastics, with 34 out of 54 states having passed laws proscribing disposable plastics, according to a Greenpeace report. The report refers to the latest Plastic Waste Makers index, revealing that just 20 companies produce more than half of the world’s single-use plastic waste. None of them is in Africa. Rich countries driving single-use plastics production The Plastic Waste Makers Index identifies countries and entities driving climate crisis with virgin polymer production. These range from face masks to plastic bags and bottles which often end up in oceans…