The pain that is plastic wastes in Lake Victoria
The plastic situation has been worsened by a lack of a petrol station on the island which means that all fuel products must be ferried from the mainland in bottles.
April 26, 2021
Authorities call for an urgent solution, as plastic waste bites Lake Victoria islands
Fishermen on Mageta Island in Kenya are making five times less from their dwindling catches. The biggest challenge they are facing are the water bottles
April 23, 2021
Usenge, a beach choked by plastic
Usenge is not just one of Lake Victoria’s top busy beaches but also the leading producer of solid waste that end up in the lake.
When fishermen go fishing, they carry soft drinks and snacks. They discard the plastic waste into the water after using.
April 21, 2021
New app to help Kenyan youth collect and recycle plastic waste along lakeshores
Two teenagers in Kisumu, Kenya are developing a mobile application targeting the youth to help collect and recycle plastic waste
April 19, 2021
Plastic Pollution of Lake Victoria in Uganda: Who is to Blame?
By Jenipher Asiimwe, Uganda Is plastic pollution intentional or it is done unknowingly? Who is
April 16, 2021
‘We are in trouble,’ Lake Victoria fishers cry out as plastics accumulate in the lake
Most villages in Tanzania do not have even a single litter bin.
In many parts of the shores of Lake Victoria, plastics are everywhere.
The fishing community is blamed for using illegal fishing nets made out of plastic
A 2015 study conducted in the Mwanza region of Tanzania found evidence of microplastics in at least 20% of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) species.
April 14, 2021
Tiny microplastics found in cosmetics, household cleaning products are secretly poisoning Lake Victoria
Using the Beat The MicroBead(BTMB) app, we randomly picked twelve cosmetics off a shelf in a supermarket to check if they contained microplastics.
Among the 11 products, 5 of them have microplastics in them. The products that have microplastic are; F and W exfoliating shower gel, Dove shower gel, Listerine Advanced Mouthwash(had sceptical microplastics), Pantene shampoo and conditioner and Johnson’s Face care gel wash. None of these products is a local product.
In humans, microbeads kill more than 1 million people. On average, an individual eats and inhales 70,000 plastic particles each year.
April 12, 2021
Finding Bread in Waste
Women’s group in Kisumu creates products from plastic trash and water hyacinth, and has sent almost 300 orphans to school.
April 9, 2021
Plastic Pollution of Lake Victoria in Uganda: Who is to Blame?
Polyethene, often used in bags, wrappers and films, contributes 60 per cent of analysed microplastic particles, thus making it the biggest of the plastic pollutants of Lake Victoria
Who is responsible for protecting the lake from pollution? What can be done to eradicate the said unsustainable human activities?
April 7, 2021
Reusing, Recycling to Stop Plastic Pollution in Lake Victoria
Up to 503,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated by Kenya; only 7% recycled.
A study revealed the presence of most microplastics in the vicinity of fish landing and recreational beaches.
The county government, local CBOs and youth groups are carrying out clean-up activities in Dunga Beach, Kisumu Kenya
April 5, 2021
Circular Economy Best Bet to Tackle Solid Waste Menace in Kenya
It is estimated that Kenya generates 22,000 metric tonnes of waste per day, with around 60 per cent of it being organic waste that can be recycled to something usable.
March 31, 2021
How carbon trade is a shield against poverty, climate change for Ugandan farmers
Carbon trading schemes have helped to improve the livelihoods of many small-scale agroforestry farmers in western Uganda.
March 30, 2021