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Can Uganda get over the plastics menace?

About 40% of plastic waste is collected for recycling while 60% is left in the environment.

A lady washing polythene bags for recycling in Buwaate, Wakiso district. Experts say unless something is done to stop those who flout the laws on the environment, the country is headed for a disaster.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Apollo Kakembo and his family are tilling land in Buikwe district, central Uganda, in preparation for the new planting season.

However, theirs is no easy task. Occasionally, they have to stop

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