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How Made-In-China Plastics Are Choking Zimbabwe

Post author By lmacret
Post date March 17, 2025

Streets in Harare are strewn with plastic waste, despite Zimbabwe’s efforts to address the problem. In January, the government introduced a 20% tax on plastic bags. However, companies — most of them Chinese — continue to sidestep this tax and other plastic regulations. LINDA MUJURU/GPJ ZIMBABWE

Piles of Chinese-made plastics are now an inescapable part of Zimbabwe’s landscape, and corruption is making it impossible to clean up the mess.

Tags china, environmental impact, human food chain, law enforcement, microplastics, plastic bags, plastic pollution in zimbabwe, pollution, pollution crisis, recycling, tax evasion, zimbabwe

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Can Gambia Wake Up From Its Plastic Pollution Nightmare?

Post author By
Post date August 22, 2024

The Bakoteh landfill in Serrekunda, Gambia. José Ignacio Martínez Rodríguez/Instagram

The smallest country in Africa, Gambia is a net importer of plastics. About 84% of this waste is not managed properly, with dire consequences for the people and the environment.

Tags biodiversity, environmental education, health, marine ecosystem, ocean pollution, plastic bags, plastic pollution, plastic waste, plastic waste pollution, plastic waste recycling, pollution, recycling, waste management, wildlife conservation

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