Plastic waste import rises as used electronics, vehicle scraps trafficking boom in Nigeria, others

Source: https://guardian.ng/property/plastic-waste-import-rises-as-used-electronics-vehicle-scraps-trafficking-boom-in-nigeria-others/

Author: Chinedum Uwaegbulam

Nigeria, other West African countries, face very significant trafficking in electronic and vehicle waste into their countries. This trafficking acts as a carrier of plastic soon-to-be waste imports, as most electronic and electric products, according to Tom Gammage, Ocean Campaigner, London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).