A new initiative aims to clean up coastal areas in North Africa. In North Africa, the pollution particularly concerns the coasts of Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco because of their high tourism potential. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) projects that by 2030, marine pollution could completely degrade the 537 beaches in the sub-region. Thus, treatment and recycling plants should help reduce plastic pollution on the Tunisian, Egyptian, Algerian and Moroccan coasts. Read Also – AFRICA: the circular economy at the heart of ecosystem preservationThe TouMaLi project joins similar initiatives launched in North Africa, notably Plastic Odyssey, which supports start-ups operating in the field of recycling plastic from the oceans.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 22, 2021 11:45 UTC