Nigeria automates plastic waste management with locally fabricated Reverse Vending Machines, boosting recycling efforts in the Federal Capital Territory

15 October 2024

UNIDO and Japan provide equipment to South Africa’s first ISO-accredited biodegradation testing facility

23 August 2022

PRETORIA – Within the framework of its project “Support for transitioning from conventional plastics to more environmentally sustainable alternatives”, which is funded by the Government of Japan, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Japan and UNIDO sign agreement on sustainable plastic value chains project in Nigeria

10 February 2022

ABUJA – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment, the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria, and UNIDO, have signed a JPY 319 million (approximately US$2.8m) agreement to support government efforts to develop sustainable plastic waste management through the promotion of circular economy practices and to contribute to inclusive and sustainable industrial development of Nigeria.

UNIDO and Japan to support Egypt with alternative approach to single-use plastics production and consumption

09 March 2021

VIENNA, 9 March 2021 – Masaki Noke, Ambassador of Japan to Egypt, and Bassel El Khatib, Director and UNIDO Representative of the Regional Hub in Egypt, have signed an exchange of notes as a joint commitment to promote circular economy practices in Egypt’s single-use plastics value chain in order to reduce plastic waste leaking into the environment.

Japan funds UNIDO project in South Africa to find alternatives to single-use plastic

26 July 2019

The Government of Japan and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a funding agreement for a project to support a transition from conventional plastics to sustainable alternatives in South Africa.