Episodes

  • Addressing the Full Lifecycle of Plastics for the GPT

    Addressing the Full Lifecycle of Plastics for the GPT
    Apr 19 2024
    In this episode, podcast host Niven Reddy engages in a conversation with a panel of experts including Daniela Duran (Center for International Environmental Law - CIEL), Weyinmi Okotie (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free From Plastics Africa), Sam Adukumi (EnviroHealth Consult and part-time senior lecturer at University of Ghana), Mohamed Kamal (Greenish Foundation), and Alexandra Caterbow (Health and Environment Justice Support - HEJSupport).
    They discuss the critical importance of addressing the full lifecycle of plastics within the framework of the Global Plastics Treaty. Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    58 mins
  • Just Transition for Waste Pickers in the Global Plastics Treaty

    Just Transition for Waste Pickers in the Global Plastics Treaty
    Apr 2 2024
    In this episode, podcast host Niven Reddy talks to Madi Koena (SAWPA), Andrea Lema (GAIA), and Musa Chamane (groundWork) about a Just Transition for Waste Pickers in the Treaty, as part of our continued discussions on the need for a strong Global Plastic Treaty. Visit our Global Plastic Treaty page for more information · Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    22 mins
  • Plastic Pollution as a Gender Issue

    Plastic Pollution as a Gender Issue
    Mar 8 2024
    How Women & Girls Are at Risk.

    In this episode, our season 2 podcast host, Niven Reddy, talks to Sarah Onuoha (Program and Logistics Officer for SRADeV in Nigeria), Benson Dotun Fasanya (Executive Director for CFEW in Nigeria), and Semia Gharbi (Chairperson for AEEFG in Tunisia) about Plastic Pollution as a Gender Issue and How Women & Girls Are at Risk. Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    56 mins
  • African CSOs Reflect on Outcomes of INC3

    African CSOs Reflect on Outcomes of INC3
    Dec 18 2023
    The Good, Bad and Ugly.

    In this episode, Merrisa Naidoo (Africa Plastic Campaigner for GAIA and BFFP) based in South Africa; Ana Rocha (Global Plastics Policy Director for GAIA) based in Tanzania; Mohamed Kamal (Co-Director of Greenish Foundation) in Egypt; and Douglas Kaziro (Program officer for chemicals and waste management at BIVA) in Uganda talk to host Sureshnie Rieder about the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. INC3 took place from 13 to 19 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. A link to GAIA's Global Plastics Treaty Page · A link to BFFP's Global Plastic Treaty Page · A link to Africa For Zero Waste's podcast episode on the INC2 in Paris · Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    24 mins
  • Reflecting on Brand Audits in Africa | World Clean Up Day 2023

    Reflecting on Brand Audits in Africa | World Clean Up Day 2023
    Sep 19 2023
    In this episode, Nana Minta (Green Africa Youth Organization based in Ghana); Alpha Ntayomba (Population and Development Initiative based in Tanzania); Benson Dotun (Centre For Earth Works based in Nigeria); Nirere Sadrach (End Plastic Pollution based in Uganda) and Tajael Masaki (Nipe Fagio based in Tanzania) talk to host Sureshnie Rieder about Brand Audits in Africa. We also explore how the data generated from brand audits contribute to legislation change, recommendations for why organisations should do brand audits themselves, and how people can stay informed about these organisations' brand audit activities. Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    36 mins
  • Global South Perspectives on the INC2

    Global South Perspectives on the INC2
    Jun 22 2023
    In this episode, host Sureshnie talks to guests Merrisa Naidoo (GAIA/BFFP | Africa Plastic Campaigner), Andrea Lema (Plastic Co | Founder and National Director), and Mohamed Kamal (Greenish | Co-director) about the recent INC2. They unpack some of civil society's key demands for the Global Plastic Treaty, important takeaways from the INC2 discussions, and some of the issues that observers from the Global South have encountered when trying to participate in the negotiations.

    Tune in! GAIA's Global Plastic Treaty · BFFP's Global Plastic Treaty · Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    23 mins
  • Waste Colonialism in the Global South

    Waste Colonialism in the Global South
    May 19 2023
    In this episode, Semia Gharbi (Chairperson of Tunisia’s Association of Environmental Education for Future Generations and coordinator of IPEN in the MENA region) and Mageswari Sangaralingam (Senior research officer with the Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia Friends of the Earth) talk to Sureshnie Rieder about waste colonialism in the global south.

    We also share advice for organisations that want to start a campaign that addresses imported waste in their country, and steps that African countries can take to stop the dumping of waste in our borders. Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    23 mins
  • A guide to civil society organisations supporting waste pickers

    A guide to civil society organisations supporting waste pickers
    Mar 27 2023
    In this episode, Maditlhare Koena (South African Waste Pickers Association) and Asiphile Khanyile (groundWork) talk to host Sureshnie Rieder about how civil society organisations can support the work of waste pickers.

    We also explore some of the social, environmental and economic benefits of waste pickers in society, and Maditlhare shares some of the waste pickers' demands at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution in Punta del Este, Uruguay, last year. Africa for Zero Waste Facebook · Follow Africa for Zero Waste on Instagram
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    27 mins