Nirere Sadrach – Ending Plastics

The science of plastics and what to do for a healthier world

Nirere Sadrach, who is the founder and organizer of End Plastic Now, started the movement in Uganda in 2020. It’s a youth movement whose goal is to end the single-use plastic by corporations. Nirere is involved in the very original Kollekt Village which is a model for how local communities can deal with people learning about plastic.

He says plastic is not a “thing”, but rather a material with a life cycle. He says people need to understand the science of plastics, its effects and learn ways to build plastic free communities. That means we need to manage it differently from what we are doing today starting at the beginning when it is made from oil, then finishing when plastic goods are recycled (in theory!).

He strongly believes it is important that we hold corporate polluters accountable through policies and regulations and that we understand that plastic contributes  the climate crisis as companies extract more fossil fuels to manufacture more plastics. If plastic was a country it would the 5th largest emitter of GHGs in the world.

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Setting the stage

Nirere’s journey in plastics pollution activism

Plastic: a material with a life cycle

Plastic is harmful to the human body

Brand audits as proof to corporations

Break Free From Plastic global movement

The circular economy must go all the way

Kollekt Village: model for local waste management and education

Plastic toys, children’s health, extensive corporate wrong-doing

Waste colonialism: fast fashion, secondhand clothes

Role of education

Optimism perhaps, Global Plastics Treaty

“This is the time”, action now