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Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa

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Jambeck, Jenna
Bouwman, Hindrik
Hardesty, Britta Denise
Brooks, Amy L.
Friend, Tessa

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In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in work that focuses on the amount and types of waste entering the marine environment from multiple geographies around the world. To date, however, there are few reports about the scale of waste entering the coastal and oceanic waters around Africa. To address this knowledge gap, existing information was collated on waste mismanagement that can become marine debris in Africa at the continental scale. This paper focuses on identifying sources and seeking solutions to waste mismanagement. Stories are shared about opportunities that have arisen and solutions that are taking place in several countries around Africa. Finally, impediments to success are discussed and sectors are described where investments can be made to significantly reduce this growing global problem

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Jambeck, J. et al. 2018. Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa. Marine policy, 96:256-263. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.10.041]

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