Foreword
SST works towards supporting and sustaining our fellow African communities by fostering and providing practical solutions that will enable the blue economy for the benefit of all that live on the continent. Through education, research, targeted actions, and partnerships, we strive to mitigate the risk of marine pollution to the blue economy through integrating sustainable waste management principles into value chains.
But, to realise the goal of a sustainable blue economy for Africa, we recognise that we need to start on land.
Our focus, therefore, is to drive and support sustainable waste management practices across Africa with the overall goal of curbing the plastics that enters our environment and, ultimately, our oceans.
The African Resource Book Series: A Guide to Plastics is the ultimate ‘A to Z’ of plastics, specifically within the African context – from their properties and applications, the sources, pathways, and drivers of plastic pollution, to the policies and legislation that already exist in Africa to manage the impacts of poor management decisions pertaining to plastics and waste. This data-rich, technical guide stands alongside SST’s more action-focused, practical guide for plastic management in Africa, Plastic-Free Seas.
Having a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a universal human right. Our efforts towards addressing plastic waste and pollution are a critical part of realising that right for all Africans across the continent.
