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, …
Read More »Namibia plans ban on single-use plastics by 2026
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 …
Read More »Plastic collectors protest Museveni tax increment on imported kaveera
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 …
Read More »Parliament scraps excise duty on confectionaries
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 …
Read More »How recycling can help Uganda tackle unemployment, poor waste managment
March 18th was day world celebrated Global Recycling efforts COMMENT | Hillary Turyatunga | The Global Recycling Day was started in 2018 by the Global Recycling Foundation to help recognize and celebrate the importance of recycling in preserving earth’s natural resources. It is celebrated on 18th March every year. This year’s virtual celebrations …
Read More »Personal care products poisoning water bodies, killing humans-UNEP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Environment Programme is asking everyone to examine products in their bathrooms as part of a campaign to raise awareness on the harm caused by plastics in personal care products. The campaign comes at the backdrop of reports that a large number of …
Read More »Plastics have entered human food chain, study shows
Paris, France | AFP | Bits of plastic have been detected in the faeces of people in Europe, Russia and Japan, according to research claiming to show for the first time the widespread presence of plastics in the human food chain. All eight volunteers in a small pilot study were …
Read More »Panick as China stops import of recycled plastics
Ugandan traders fear losses but Coca-Cola offers hope Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | A trader without a market now; that is Peter Musiige, the manager of a small plant that has been exporting recycled plastics to China. He lost his market when the Chinese government on Jan.01 started implementing a …
Read More »MOTORING: Plastics are the future of cars
Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | From high-end sports cars to your everyday minivan, plastics have revolutionised the automotive industry. Some of the newest, most cutting-edge vehicles can give a glimpse at how plastics will continue to “drive” future automotive innovation. These vehicles represent significant advances in manufacturing, safety, design, performance, and …
Read More »VIDEO: KCCA, Coca Cola to buy plastic waste in Kampala
VIDEO: Plastic waste material will henceforth be a good source of income, if the public embraces collecting and delivering it to the right places yet to be set up by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). This is after KCCA signed a memorandum of understanding with Coca Cola Beverages to collect and …
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