French authorities hunt for source of plastic pellet spill
Environmental authorities in France are livid over a wave of plastic nurdles washing up on the pristine shores of Brittany, ...
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Towards achieving a cleaner Lagos
By Folashade Kadiri Driving through the city of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, one cannot help but observe the practical steps ...
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Want to keep plastic out of the ocean? Burn it like Coal
Using non-recyclable plastic waste as an alternative to coal may prevent huge volumes of plastic from being discarded into the ...
Read moreAPM Terminals Apapa, FREEE sign MoU to recycle used tyres
Nigeria’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an indigenous firm, FREEE ...
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APM Terminals Apapa recycles used tyres into pavement blocks
The management of APM Terminals Apapa has started recycling its used tyres into pavement blocks for use in exterior flooring ...
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Confronting the plastic pollution pandemic
Fossil fuel-based plastic is a ubiquitous commodity, which disintegrates over hundreds of years, but never fully degrades. Countries should carefully ...
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EU bans shipping of plastic waste to developing countries
The European Union has banned all non-recyclable plastic waste being shipped to developing nations from 1 January. The large quantity ...
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The Ocean Cleanup to start designing its next system
The Ocean Cleanup has revealed that it will begin to design its next ocean cleanup system, System 002; a full ...
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UNICEF breaks ground on Africa’s first-of-its-kind recycled plastic brick factory in Côte d’Ivoire
In innovative partnership, factory will produce plastic bricks to build classrooms for children Children and their teacher are very happy ...
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