{"id":14085,"date":"2022-01-19T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plasticodyssey.org\/africa-recycling-projetcs\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:05:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T09:05:25","slug":"africa-plastics-recycling-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plasticodyssey.org\/en\/africa-plastics-recycling-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading to Africa: our first international recycling projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” row_negative_margin=”disable_negative_margin” z_index=”” el_class=”headpage_article”][vc_column el_class=”toptobottom”][vc_column_text]We will launch in 2022 our first plastic recycling center projects in collaboration with local entrepreneurs.[\/vc_column_text]<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” anchor=”more” el_class=”article_content” padding_bottom=”40″ padding_top=”20″][vc_column el_class=”recrutementarticle_container”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642525152342{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Focus on Plastic Odyssey actions<\/h2>\n

We shared with you the behind-the-scenes story of our vessel’s repairs<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n

As we await the vessel\u2019s preparations for the expedition, we are eager to initiate our actions to support recycling entrepreneurs in the field.<\/p>\n

We will launch in 2022 our first plastic recycling center projects in the 30 countries most affected by plastic pollution in collaboration with local entrepreneurs. Let’s take a closer look at this side of Plastic Odyssey!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fighting plastic pollution in the ocean by acting at the source: on land<\/h3>\n

Plastic pollution in the ocean<\/strong> comes from waste on land that ends up in the environment. It is in the low – and middle – income countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America where most of this mismanaged waste originates, due to the lack of technical and financial means<\/strong>, and also due to export of waste from rich countries<\/strong> to these areas. Plastic is burned in the open air or piled up in open dumps; too often, it ends its life in the ocean.<\/p>\n

Since 2017, Plastic Odyssey has researched and developed solutions to encourage the recycling<\/strong> of this waste, and to prevent additional plastic waste from ending its life in the ocean. In other words, we are acting at the source of the problem: on land.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”13175″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1642523536958{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1642524773712{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Develop recycling centers in regions overflowing with waste<\/h3>\n

Plastic is a valuable material. Recycled locally and then transformed into a new resource, waste management initiatives can:<\/p>\n