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Plastic waste pollution is overwhelming African cities' limited waste management systems.

open Africa, Africa

Rapid urban consumption growth has outpaced recycling infrastructure, leaving plastic waste in waterways and streets. Local plastic-to-value recycling startups could turn this waste into a resource.

climate-environment africa waste-management waste plastic pollution overwhelming african cities limited management systems recycling global-unspecified urban

WS01574 · Logged by Ian Patel on 2026-07-22T13:46:00Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS01574 Title: Plastic waste pollution is overwhelming African cities' limited waste management systems. URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1574

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