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Learn more ABOUT CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN AFRICA

Read the most recent circular economy research and knowledge pieces from ACEA:

Reducing plastic pollution in Africa:

the imperative of a continental rPET standard for food-contact applications

This publication is a collaboration between the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), Circularium African Advisory, and the Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains.

This paper explores the benefits of a continental rPET standard for food-contact applications and highlights the importance of concerted action to implement it.
 

 

It also discusses the challenges in realizing such a goal at the continental level and the likely steps needed to get there.

RESOURCES ON CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN AFRICA FROM ACEA'S STRATEGIC PARTNERS

How the circular economy can revive the Sustainable Development Goals

SECTORS: MULTI SECTOR

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CONTRIBUTORS:  CHATHAM HOUSE

As progress on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stalls, policymakers seek ways to revitalize the agenda and tackle global challenges. The circular economy offers potential by reducing waste and resource use while promoting human development. Formally integrating it into the SDGs could accelerate its impact. This paper explores how the circular economy supports all 17 SDGs and advocates for its central role in sustainable development through 2050, emphasizing resilient economies, minimizing environmental impacts, and ensuring equitable resource distribution. IIt identifies five action priorities

food for thought & findings on circular economy in Africa


More resources on Circular Economy in Africa

New Research - From waste to resource: demystifying the policy challenges and identifying opportunities for a circular economy in Zambia

This research provides crucial insights into Zambia's policy environment and the relevance of the Circular Economy (CE) concept.

Key messages include:

  • Zambia's waste management issues pose significant economic, environmental, and social challenges.

  • The CE concept is gaining interest, but current linear waste management misses opportunities for value creation.

  • Policy challenges include ambiguous ownership, limited enforcement, restrictive licensing, low innovation support, and exclusion of the informal sector.

  • Key policy opportunities are developing a CE agenda, defining clear roles, enhancing waste systems, enforcing regulations, fostering innovation, and adopting an inclusive multistakeholder approach.

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