Africa’s Growing Cities Face a Waste Crisis as Landfill Space Shrinks
Rapid urban growth is putting waste-management systems under increasing pressure across some of Africa’s largest cities, with Johannesburg, Lagos, Dakar and Accra confronting rising waste volumes, limited disposal capacity and inadequate collection infrastructure. The problem is particularly visible in Johannesburg, where illegal dumping has expanded rapidly as municipal landfill capacity declines. A recent report by […]
