To date, Kateeba’s initiative has eliminated greater than 20 tonnes of plastic from the East African lake, though he stated his efforts are only a drop within the ocean, in comparison with the regular stream of recent waste washed in with each rainfall.
A CITY DROWNING IN PLASTIC
Kampala has for years grappled with a extreme littering drawback.
Improper disposal of garbage, notably plastic – together with luggage, bottles and packaging – incessantly clogs town’s outdated drainage methods, inflicting flooding, infrastructure injury and public well being hazards.
Regardless of authorities bans on single-use plastics and metropolis clean-up efforts, weak enforcement, poor waste administration and restricted recycling methods proceed to worsen the disaster.
Analysis estimates that a minimum of 10 per cent of plastic waste generated within the capital leads to Lake Victoria.
