Western Toxic Legacy Leaves Africa Choking Under Weight of Waste Colonialism
Western Toxic Legacy Leaves Africa Choking Under Weight of Waste Colonialism
#AfricanCurrents discusses how the global waste trade system disproportionately affects the continent, why it continues to date, and how it can be mitigated.
The interview engaged three Kenyan professionals in environmental advocacy, policy, and reporting:
Hellen Kahaso Dena, who leads Greenpeace Africa’s Pan-Africa Plastics Project;
Dorothy Otieno, Team Lead for Plastics and Waste Management at the Centre for Environment Justice and Development in Kenya;
Juliet Wambui Mbuthia, a climate and sustainability journalist at New Media Group in Kenya.
Why do Western nations perceive Africa as a dumping ground for toxic waste materials
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