ISSN: 2375-4397
Department of Agricultural Engineering, RP-IPRC Musanze, Rwanda
Janvier Hakuzimana, affiliated with Department of Agricultural Engineering, RP-IPRC Musanze, Rwanda. His specialization and research interest includes Water engineering, Irrigation and drainage, Hydraulic structures, Solar energy technology.
Review Article
Break Free From Plastics: Environmental Perspectives and Lessons from Rwanda
Author(s): Janvier Hakuzimana*
Plastics production (i.e. 450 million tons per annum globally), use and disposal (i.e. 300 million tons per annum
globally) are one of the top environmental concerns and global waste management impediments. Over the past
decades, researchers’ voices have repeatedly been raised for acting and saving inland as well as aquatic ecosystems
being harmed by the increasing plastic pollution. Micro plastics have also been reported to be in tap water,
bottled drinks and in fish we eat. Consequently, conventions have been signed, laws and regulations enforced
(banning, increased taxation, etc.) in various regions and countries across the globe for lessening plastics harm on
the environment. In this struggle, Rwanda looks to be in front line compared to other regional and continental
countries; hence resulted in calling its capital Kigali by many, “the African cle.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2375-4397.20.9.276