In West Africa, so-called "pure water" sachets are used daily for the distribution of drinking water at an affordable cost to the population. They seek to quench their thirst at any time and anywhere, by subscribing to the "pure water" distribution system. However, after use, significant quantities of plastic waste are released into the environment. A practice that constitutes a real danger for the preservation of the environment.
APEVIA (Action for a Green and Inclusive Economy) and SICHEM AGRO-DR, two Togolese associations, are joining forces to find a second life for water bags made from plastic waste.
It was through a symbolic ceremony of handing over 200 collected plastic bags that the two structures sealed the SICHEM – APEVIA partnership in a friendly manner on July 24 at the SICHEM farm.
This ecological partnership aims to collect bags of water in the streets of Lomé and the villages, which will be made available to the SICHEM farm to be used to make artemisia plant nurseries. These plants will have as their final destination the new APEVIA artemisia cultivation fields being installed.
This symbolic gesture augurs a very beautiful associative vision for a green economy with plastic bags lying around everywhere and polluting the environment.
Aware that this second life for water bags is not entirely satisfactory, the two associations do not intend to stop at this stage. Other joint actions are being considered for the possibility of reusing the same water bag for several nurseries. A third (and perhaps final) life could emerge in the future, thanks to use as a raw material to produce bags and kits in partnership with companies specializing in the recycling of these plastic materials.
Please note that APEVIA is an eco-citizen association, concerned with the protection of the environment for the social development of Africans.
It is imperative to act today to protect the environment , "our common home", and to develop an economy that is concerned with the social, human and economic development of the planet's populations.
Find more information (for French speakers) here: https://apevia.wordpress.com/?aff=12563
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