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AT FREETOWN PITCH NIGHT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EU, THE PRIVATE SECTOR SHOWS IT CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF...

Yesterday’s Pitch Night to hear sustainable commercial solutions to Sierra Leone’s single-use plastic problem, held at the EU Delegation at Leicester Peak, highlighted the...

European Union partners with Innovation SL for special pitch night to hear commercial solutions to Sierra Leone’s plastic problems

There can’t be anyone who has not experienced Sierra Leone’s problem with plastic waste. Abandoned plastic bags, water sachets and bottles litter the streets. They clog gutters and drainage channels, increasing the risk of flooding in our already flood-prone country. They wash up onto the beach, deter tourists, poison our fishing stocks and threaten the environment.