An Urgent
Challenge
Uncollected waste poses a significant challenge, especially in developing countries where people
struggle with the impacts firsthand. Nigeria ranks as the ninth largest contributor to global plastic
pollution, with an annual production of approximately 2.5 million tons of plastic waste.
Unfortunately, only a mere 12% of this waste is recycled within the country.
Ghana fares no better, where the Ghana National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) reports that
around 1.1 million tons of plastic waste are generated annually, with only 5% being collected for
recycling. Predictably, a considerable portion of this waste ends up in various water sources such
as rivers, lakes, drains, lagoons, and ultimately, the ocean.
