Les déchets plastiques dans l’océan au cœur de l’Aquathon d’Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Koumi, Ahou Rachel; Ouattara-Soro, Fatou Shcherazade; Quéré, Yves; Louault, Yann; N’cho, Amalatchy Jacqueline; Coulibaly, Safiatou; Yao, Koffi Marcellin; Atse, Boua Célestin; Sankaré, Y.; Cecchi, Philippe

doi:10.1051/nss/2022004

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“…Abidjan, the capital city of Ivory Coast, produces around 288 tonnes of plastics wastes every day, and 5% are recycled. In recent years, various actions have been initiated by state entities, NGOs, and the private sector to increase the recycling rate of plastic waste in the city: (1) installation of numerous plastic waste recycling facilities for the production of basins and buckets; (2) construction of 10 units that recycle plastic waste into paving stones, granules and tiles ( Koumi et al, 2022 ); (3) construction of a factory that processes plastic waste into modular plastic bricks for the construction of classrooms and schools, financed by the UN Children’s Fund, in partnership with the Colombian social enterprise ‘Conceptos Plasticos’, which represent a good example of international cooperation; (4) the creation of two start-ups that collect and transform PET and HDPE into r-PET and r-PEHD flakes. In addition to these recycling initiatives, an important network of plastic bottle commercialization has grown up in the city of Abidjan.…”

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A review of plastic waste circular actions in seven developing countries to achieve sustainable development goals

Ferronato,

Maalouf,

Mertenat

et al. 2023

Waste Manag Res

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Plastic waste circularity is a priority at a global level. Sustainable development goals (SDGs) set the ways to go, and the circular economy principles underlined the ‘green’ strategies to be employed. However, in practice, there is still much to do, especially in developing countries, where open burning and open dumping still represent the common way of plastic waste disposal. This review aims to analyse current plastic waste circular approaches in low-middle income settings. Seven countries were selected based on the economic level and data availability from the authors, and analysed to collect and critically discuss the actions implemented at a city level. Examples of waste minimization and recycling strategies, selective collection systems and public campaigns are reported from Africa, Asia and Latin America. First, a background analysis related to physical and governance aspects of municipal solid waste management systems of the chosen settings was conducted. The assessment was focused on the treatment processes or minimization actions. Then, the applicability of the projects to achieve the SDGs was commented on. The outcomes of the research underline the need to: (1) scale up small-scale and pilot projects, (2) disseminate good practices in more low- to middle-income settings, (3) create synergies among international partners for further replications in cities. Urgent solutions to plastic waste pollution are needed. The review presented practical actions to be implemented now to boost plastic waste circularity in developing cities.

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Section: Results – Circular Actions Implemented At the City Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%