Tag Archives: plastics

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja is ready to take on the challenges that come with being elevated to a city status, including garbage collection, Juliet Agnes Kadama, the Chairperson of Finance and Planning, has said. Kadama said this Wednesday as she welcomed a partnership between Pepsi, Crown Beverages and Waste …

While the current debate about plastics often centers on reducing consumption, this narrow focus overlooks the urgent need to curb fossil-fuel-based plastic production COMMENT | JAYATI GHOSH | There is no denying that plastics have delivered tremendous benefits over the past century, driving technological innovation, transforming health care, and fueling global …

Ottawa, Canada | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries around the world made significant progress in drafting a global instrument to end the scourge of plastic pollution. The negotiators from 175 countries including Uganda have been meeting in Ottawa Canada to put the final touches on the treaty that should be adopted before …

Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conservationists, Manufacturers, and processors have joined hands to initiate the use of bio-degradable plastics in the country, through a two-year pilot project spearhead by the Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF). The project dubbed Clean Products for the Environment, (CPE) will run up to 31st August 2025. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to address plastic waste in the environment, which comes with associated consequences such as clogged drainage channels and polluted water bodies, environmental enthusiasts have asked the public to embrace a circular economy as opposed to a linear economy. This was during …

This makes them unsafe for reuse – experts explain the hazards ANALYSIS | BETHANIE CARNEY ALMROTH & ERIC CARMONA MARTINEZ | Plastic pollution is a menace worldwide. Plastics are now found in every environment on the planet, from the deepest seas to the atmosphere and human bodies. Scientific evidence describing harm …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has tasked oil companies operating in the region to put in place policies to ensure the conservation, and protection of the environment especially the fight against plastic pollution. Phillip Katahoire, the Kingdom’s Minister for External Relations says that the disposal, …

Winhoek, Namibia | Xinhua |  The Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is planning to ban the use of single-use plastics in the country, effective in 2026 or earlier. In a statement, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta said this ban will follow the draft roadmap and …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plastic collectors from different parts of the country on Thursday protested the 40 percent increment of tax imposed on imported polymer bags like polythene and sacks. Last month, Parliament adopted a proposal by President Yoweri Museveni to increase excise duty on polymer bags and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs have passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 scrapping taxes on sugar confectionaries, sweets, gums, and chocolates. The bill was earlier passed in March 2022 but returned to Parliament for reconsideration by President Yoweri Museveni. The Parliament Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development …