Philomena Tan
Nestlé, in collaboration with a number of international consumer goods companies, has launched the Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda.
The alliance aims to turn the current challenge of plastic waste in Sub Saharan Africa into an opportunity to create jobs and commercial activity by improving the collection and recycling of plastics.
The Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance has been established for companies to facilitate and support their local subsidiaries to engage proactively in market level public private partnerships, industry collaboration and alliances; share knowledge, encourage innovation and collaborate on technical and other solutions appropriate for Sub-Saharan Africa, participate in local pilot initiatives, as well as engage with the investment community, policy-makers and others to accelerate the development and financing of the necessary waste management infrastructure and systems.
The announcement follows a series of specific initiatives and steps to accelerate action to tackle plastic waste in line with Nestlé’s commitment of making 100 percent of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.
It also strengthens Nestlé’s initiatives in the Sub-Saharan African region to share a waste-free future.
These include active participation in organizations like Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprises (GRIPE) to improve waste management practices in Ghana, as well as The Food & Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) to pioneer the establishment of an industry compliance model on the Extended Producer Responsibility programme in Nigeria.