{"id":9338,"date":"2020-04-20T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=9338"},"modified":"2025-01-28T07:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:32:47","slug":"ban-on-single-use-water-sachets-implemented-in-senegal-a-positive-step-towards-breaking-away-from-single-use-plastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/9338\/ban-on-single-use-water-sachets-implemented-in-senegal-a-positive-step-towards-breaking-away-from-single-use-plastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban on single-use water sachets implemented in Senegal: \u201ca positive step towards breaking away from single-use plastics\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>20 April 2020, Dakar Greenpeace Africa welcomes the implementation of Senegal\u2019s ban on plastic water sachets as a step in the right direction to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s encouraging that despite the current Covid-19 pandemic, progress to reduce single-use plastics is being made here in Senegal, notwithstanding the notable limitation in terms of the&nbsp; full implementation of the ban as stated on Saturday (April 18) by the Environment and Sustainable Development minister. The ban on single-use plastics &#8211; inspires us to reimagine our cities, communities and oceans plastic-free. For that, the government should work with manufacturers and retailers to create sustainable alternatives to phase out single use plastics\u201d, said Awa Traor\u00e9, Oceans Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Africa campaigns in Senegal against single-use plastics, recalling the need to extend the implementation of the 2015 law against small plastic bags, until a complete ban on single-use plastics is achieved. Following February\u2019s decision of&nbsp; Senegal&#8217;s Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Abdou Karim Sall to ban water sachets and single use plastic cups and which will be partially applied from April 20th, 15 Ministers for Environmental Protection from ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) have also agreed to ban the import, production and marketing of plastic packaging in the region by 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Contact:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Awa Traor\u00e9, Oceans Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa, +221-776898608, <a>atraore@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/li><li>Tal Harris, International Communications Coordinator, +221-774643195, <a>tal.harris@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Africa Newsdesk: <a>nafrica@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-30 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/plasticfreefuture\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/df2352b8-gp0stsib7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/df2352b8-gp0stsib7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/df2352b8-gp0stsib7-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/df2352b8-gp0stsib7-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/df2352b8-gp0stsib7.jpg 960w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Plastic Clean Up and Brand Audit Activity in Africa.\" title=\"Plastic Clean Up and Brand Audit Activity in Africa.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/plasticfreefuture\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPlastic Free Future\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/plasticfreefuture\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Get Involved\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 April 2020, Dakar Greenpeace Africa welcomes the implementation of Senegal\u2019s ban on plastic water sachets as a step in the right direction to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.&nbsp; 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