A recent British study has classified Morocco as a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, placing it 33rd out of 246 countries in terms of plastic pollution.
Morocco’s contribution to plastic pollution is exacerbated by its import of household waste and rubber tires from European countries.
Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali recently announced the import of 980,000 tons of household waste from France, 31,000 tons from Spain, over a million tons from Britain, 60,000 tons from Sweden, and 100,000 tons from Norway.
According to researchers from the University of Leeds, Morocco discarded 385,558 tons of plastic into the environment in 2020 alone.
This figure pales in comparison to India, which recorded the highest rate of plastic pollution at 9.3 million tons.
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