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A critical review and analysis of plastic waste management practices in Rwanda
Gratien Twagirayezu; Hongguang Cheng; Olivier Irumva; Jean Claude Nizeyimana; Ildephonse Nizeyimana; Philippe Bakunzibake; Abias Uwimana; Christian Sekomo Birame
2024
Source PublicationEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research International
Volume31Issue:39Pages:51126-51146
Abstract

Plastic products are now essential commodities, yet their widespread disposal leads to environmental and human health effects, particularly in developing nations. Therefore, developing nations require comprehensive studies to assess the current state of plastic and plastic waste production to enhance plastic waste management practices. This review analyzes the import and export of plastic and the production of plastic waste in Rwanda, aiming to improve waste management practices. This review used open-access papers, reports, and websites dealing with plastic waste management. In this review, 58 articles from the Web of Science and 86 from other search engines were consulted to write this review. The findings revealed that the daily estimated plastic waste produced per person ranges between 0.012 and 0.056 kg. The estimated amount of plastic waste generated per person per year in Rwanda could be between 4.38 and 20.44 kg. Plastic waste accounts for between 1 and 8% of the total municipal solid waste produced per person per day in the country, which ranges from 219 to 255.5 kg. The average annual amount of imported plastics could reach 568.2881 tons, whereas the average quantity of exported plastics could reach 103.7414 tons. This shows that plastic management practices have not yet adopted technically advanced or improved practices, which should concern efforts to protect our environment. This study suggests approaches that can vastly improve plastic waste management and potentially open massive opportunities for the people of Rwanda.

DOI10.1007/s11356-024-34572-4
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Identifierhttp://ir.gyig.ac.cn/handle/42920512-1/15675
Collection环境地球化学国家重点实验室
Affiliation1.State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, Guizhou, China
2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China
3.School of Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
4.CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
5.Ministry of Infrastructure, Government of Rwanda, P.O. Box 24, Kigali, Rwanda
6.School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
7.College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, P. O. Box 3900, Kigali, Rwanda
8.National Industrial Research and Development Agency, P. O. Box 273, Kigali, Rwanda
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Gratien Twagirayezu,Hongguang Cheng,Olivier Irumva,et al. A critical review and analysis of plastic waste management practices in Rwanda[J]. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International,2024,31(39):51126-51146.
APA Gratien Twagirayezu.,Hongguang Cheng.,Olivier Irumva.,Jean Claude Nizeyimana.,Ildephonse Nizeyimana.,...&Christian Sekomo Birame.(2024).A critical review and analysis of plastic waste management practices in Rwanda.Environmental Science and Pollution Research International,31(39),51126-51146.
MLA Gratien Twagirayezu,et al."A critical review and analysis of plastic waste management practices in Rwanda".Environmental Science and Pollution Research International 31.39(2024):51126-51146.
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