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[Your reactions] Summit on the environment in Nairobi: rage on plastic

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A photo taken on June 2, 2018 shows a bird standing on a beach covered in rubbish, including many plastic items, at Hann Bay in Dakar.

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By: Chantal Lorho Follow

They pollute the oceans as well as rural areas, not to mention the cities where they pile up in open landfills.

Plastic waste is a threat to humans, fauna, flora and the economies of the African continent.

How to raise awareness of the danger?

How to prevent Africa from becoming "the dustbin of the world" for plastic waste?

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