Countries in Africa are increasingly adopting policies to reduce single-use plastic (SUP)
pollution, yet there has been limited analysis of policies adopted by African countries. This …

Rapid population growth and poor waste management practice are among the main drivers
of plastic pollution in modern times, thus making Africa a hotspot for plastic pollution both …

In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in work that focuses on the amount
and types of waste entering the marine environment from multiple geographies around the …

This paper presents fresh ideas on why, in sub-Saharan Africa, people choose to engage in
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and …

In many developing countries low-density polyethylene (LDPE) sheets, bags and water
sachets are a major waste problem because local collection and recycling systems do not …

We present data on the occurrence of microplastics in fish from the Guinea current region off
Ghana's Coast. Frequency of occurrence of microplastics in the fish species followed the …

Despite recent reports suggesting that access to improved sources of drinking water is rising
in Ghana, water access remains a daily concern for many of those living in the capital …

Each year millions of tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide and around 8 million tons
are deposited into our marine environment. Rivers comprise the major conduit for plastic …

Recent research attention has been directed at legislative and market-based instruments
with little recourse to understanding attitudinal and behavioural responses to single-use …

Mismanaged plastic land-based waste entering the marine environment is a growing
problem globally. Plastic bag reduction policies have been widely adopted in Africa but are …