‘Solar basin’ designed to fight plastic pollution

Africa Science Focus

Plastic pollution is a spiralling global problem and in cities like Kampala plastic waste is found everywhere in its streets, parks, and waterways.

Uganda’s Ghetto Research Lab, set up to find innovative ways to improve people’s lives and solve environmental problems, is taking on this challenge with its “solar basins”, made from recycled plastic.

In this episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter Aneta Felix speaks with the lab’s founder, Patrick Mujuzi, about how the solar laundry basins are easing the load for Ugandan women.

We hear from beneficiary Musiige Jovia about how the innovation is creating economic opportunities in vulnerable communities and from environmentalist Aisha Faith about the negative effects of plastic pollution in Uganda.

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This project was funded by the European Journalism Centre, through the Solutions Journalism Accelerator. The fund is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.

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