Up to now, Kateeba’s initiative has eliminated greater than 20 tonnes of plastic from the East African lake, though he mentioned his efforts are only a drop within the ocean, in comparison with the regular stream of latest waste washed in with each rainfall.
A CITY DROWNING IN PLASTIC
Kampala has for years grappled with a extreme littering downside.
Improper disposal of garbage, notably plastic – together with luggage, bottles and packaging – incessantly clogs the town’s outdated drainage techniques, inflicting flooding, infrastructure injury and public well being hazards.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 techniques proceed to worsen the disaster.
Analysis estimates that at the very least 10 per cent of plastic waste generated within the capital results in Lake Victoria.
