Working with Africa’s Informal Waste Sector
May 25, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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Episode description
This episode explores the challenges faced by Africa’s informal waste sector, with a focus on the partnerships helping to improve the continent’s plastics value chain to enable the scaling of advanced recycling solutions. Adwoa Coleman is joined by Vivien Luk, Executive Director of non-profit organization WORK, and Cordie Aziz-Nash, founder of Environment 360, for this thought-provoking discussion. The panel touch on the effects of COVID-19 on plastics processing chains in Africa and describe the changes needed to transform the continent’s informal waste sector.
Key discussion points:
- Defining what climate justice means (07:47)
- The challenges faced by Africa’s plastics value chain (12:24)
- The role of the private sector in implementing change (28:08)
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