There are 960 million disposable baby diapers used and thrown away every year in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Ways need to be found to recycle them instead.
Articles on World Environment Day 2025
Displaying all articles
Natural ‘plastic eaters’ could help in the fight against pollution in Africa.
Because waste pickers go through trash and leave behind everything without value, they know better than anyone which plastics should be eliminated.
The level of microplastic pollution in Osun River may be the highest in the world. Banning single-use plastics may help.
The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics.
No scientific monitoring was put in place to track the environmental benefits of banning plastic carrier bags.
Top contributors
-
Senior Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
-
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
-
Lecturer, Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi
-
Researcher, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases (School of Public Health), University of Ghana
-
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry(Legacy and Emerging Contaminants), Federal University of Technology, Akure
-
Professor in Environmental Planning and Management, and Director Board of Postgraduate studies, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
-
Professor in Geographic Information science and International Development, University of Southampton