{"id":33748,"date":"2023-10-03t19:27:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-03t19:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=33748"},"modified":"2023-10-10t17:14:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10t17:14:01","slug":"artist-trash-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/artist-trash-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"a cameroonian artist transforms trash into treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
in the bustling city of douala, cameroon, unattended excess waste lines the streets and creates social and environmental chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
douala is the economic capital and chief port of cameroon. it\u2019s situated on the southeastern shore of the wouri river estuary, on the atlantic ocean coast about 130 miles (210 km) west of yaound\u00e9, \u2013 the country\u2019s political capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the united nations<\/a> identified inadequate collection and disposal of solid waste as one of the major environmental concerns of the city of douala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201csolid waste is affecting and changing the environment adversely in many ways. plastic waste, for example, is carelessly buried in the soil and modifies soil texture \u2013 making it less porous. more frequently plastic waste is burnt in the open air resulting in the release of persistent organic pollutants (pops),\u201d the un noted in a study<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n according to cameroon\u2019s ministry of environment, nature protection, and sustainable development, the country generates over 6 million tons of waste per year. in 2022 alone, the amount of plastic waste generated amounted to about 600,000 tons \u2014 roughly 10% of the total country\u2019s waste \u2014 the highest in central africa. among the total waste the country produces, it\u2019s estimated the city of douala alone generates 20 tons of plastic waste daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\nhow one artist is fostering sustainability in his work<\/h2>\n\n\n