20 Jul 2023 --- The Deekali Plastic Project in Senegal has been announced as Africa’s “first” plastic credit project to meet the registration requirements for Verra’s Plastic Waste Reduction Standard. The accreditation was announced by Africa Carbon & Commodities (ACC), an NGO driving sustainable solutions for environmental challenges on the continent. “Deekali gets the job done where the government cannot, allowing the private sector to take plastic waste out of the environment and repurpose it to replace virgin plastic products,” Nicole Dewing, ACC’s managing director, tells Packaging Insights. The Deekali project offers global corporate entities the chance to offset their plastics footprint by purchasing plastic credits supporting circularity in economically developing countries while helping to mitigate pollution.
