Zambia joins the fight against destructive plastics

Faced with increasing amounts of waste, the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has proposed the phasing out of plastic bags in the country. ZEMA Public Relations Officer, Irene Chipili said government would consider the adoption of extended producer responsibility (EPR), a global practice that placed significant obligations on producers to…

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Plans with plastic give rise to an enterprise

When Danie Jonker needed feed and water troughs, he chose to make them himself from recycled plastic. This quickly created a huge demand with farmers, and today he and his family run the company “WellFed Krippe” which manufactures troughs and other farming equipment. What began as an experiment to make…

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