Tackling Plastic Pollution Through Plumpy Nut Sachet Recovery - Case Study

Summary

Integrated into their medical and nutritional activities, ALIMA and its partner NGOs, Alerte Santé, KEOOGO and SOS Médecins organised the collection of used sachets from malnutrition treatment programs (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food - RUTF) in Chad and Burkina Faso.

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Key outcomes of this initiative:
> Chad : On average, 60.5% of distributed sachets were collected (313,344 sachets collected out of 517,706 distributed).
> Burkina Faso : On average, 90.8% of distributed sachets were collected (195,186 sachets collected out of 214,890 distributed).
> Awareness raising sessions on plastic waste and pollution reached approximately 40,000 persons, 84% of whom were women.
> More than 3 tonnes of plastic prevented from being released into the environment and piloted local recycling opportunities.
 

Key supportive documents:
- Alima’s full report in ENG and FR and presentation.

- Life cycle assessment of a Plumpy’Nut Sachet by Alima, Climate Action Accelerator and Earth Action.

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