Policy framework
National Action Plan
Name:
National action plan for the implementation of the plastic law.
Brief description:
The national action plan is developed as part of the implementation of the plastic law. It takes into account the prevention and fight against marine plastic pollution. This national action plan doesn’t specifically address the actually existing plastic pollution in the marine environment.
Legal framework
Name:
law n°2020-04 of January 8, 2020 relating to the prevention and the reduction of the impact on the environment of plastic products
Brief description:
Senegal, through this law, wants to limit the production and importation of plastic products with high environmental impact, while accelerating the dynamics in implementing the circular economy.
To achieve this goal, the law provides a range of measures including:
- the ban of single-use or disposable plastic products for which there are sustainable alternatives, (Cups, straws, plates, knives, forks, …)
- prohibition of checkout’s plastic bags,
- introduction of a plastic bottle deposit system, which is intended to be a good way to improve the collection rate and treatment of the resulting waste,
- setting target for integrating recycled plastic into new products made of or manufactured from plastic materials
- introduction of an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime which obliges producers to take responsibility for the products they place on the market when they become waste
- introduction of a tax on products made from non-recyclable plastic materials
The law does not specifically target marine plastic pollution, but it helps prevent the marine environment from plastic pollution.
Measures
Measures |
Achievements |
Prevention and reduction of plastic waste generation |
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Charge for single-use plastic products (e.g. shopping bags, straws) |
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Comments: Single-use plastics are prohibited. |
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Actions for encouraging sustainable / circular product design | |
Names of actions:
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We see a positive improvement from last two years Comments: |
Measures |
Achievements |
Environmentally sound waste management |
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Enforcement of proper waste management system |
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Names of actions: setting up of standardized waste collection points |
We see a positive improvement from last two years |
Prevention of littering, illegal dumping and unintentional leakage of waste into the ocean | |
Names of actions: Brief description: |
We see a positive improvement from last two years |
Measures |
Achievements |
Promotion of innovative solutions |
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Policy actions for encouraging plastic alternatives (e.g. biodegradable plastics, circular product design – including use of recycled materials or closed-loop recycling) |
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Names of actions: Brief description: |
We see a positive improvement from last two years Comments: |
Public-private partnerships for creating and implementing innovative solution | |
We see a positive improvement from last two years |
Measures |
Achievements |
Education and awareness raising |
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Education system for encouraging public awareness on MPL issues |
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the development and implementation of a communication strategy based on press briefings, media interventions, skits and commercials; | We do not see any particular trend |
Awareness raising campaigns related to MPL | |
National level: Brief description: |
National level: We do not see any particular trend |
Challenges
- Recycling system improvement
- Proper waste management system (including lack of local capacity)
- Data collection related to marine plastic litter
- Lack of financial incentives for waste treatment in general
- Lack of financial incentives for technology development
- Others
– lack of alternative products
– need to effectively run the EPR regime by:
– need to address the integration of recycled plastic into new products manufactured by existing plants
– need to channel investments into waste infrastructure
Best practices
National level
- organization of seizure operations in supermarkets, gas stations, supermarkets, production plants, markets, stores, etc.
- training and awareness-raising activities
- use of alternative products;
Local level
- organization of seizure operations in supermarkets, gas stations, supermarkets, production plants, markets, stores, etc.
- awareness-raising activities
- use of alternative products;
Private sector
- abandonment of prohibited plastics products
International cooperation
- co-sponsor of the resolution on plastic pollution
Contact details
Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement durable
– Monsieur Cheikh NDIAYE SYLLA : Director of Cabinet of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
cheikh.syllan@gmail.com
– Monsieur Baba DRAME : Director of the Environment and Classified Establishments
babadrame@gmail.com
– Madame Khadidiatou DRAME : incharge of legal affairs at the Directorate of Environment and Classified Establishments
dikhadrame@yahoo.fr