A sea of crumpled bottles spills across the courtyard of Lucy Luo Minghui's...
) subsidize the collection of polyethylene terephthalate , the plastic commonly used in their bottles, because the margins are too low in Kenya.
The subsidy is working, she said, adding that recyclers had been able to dramatically increase their volumes. Minghui said it had helped her bring volumes up from 200 tonnes. The companies say they have set ambitious environmental targets and are investing in sustainable solutions such as recycling plastic bottles back into bottles, but that the situation is complex.
South Africa, which recycled nearly two-thirds of its plastic waste in 2018, is the only African nation with a successful recycling model.
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