• Country/City
    AFR
  • Topics
    Solid Waste Management (SWM), Management, Recycling, Disposal
  • Published On

    January 3, 2016

  • Author(s)

    The World Bank

The West African coastline is home to major industries, mining activities, peri-urban and agro-industry, and tourism, as well as urban and seaside residences, all of which generate waste and cause pollution. Many areas along the coast also lack adequate wastewater and solid waste management systems. As a result, large volumes of untreated wastewater and solid waste are dumped into the open, polluting the land and water
 
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