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Innovative Utilization of Plastic Waste for Eco-Friendly Construction: an Empirical Assessment of Nigeria's Recycling Industry and Eco-Friendly Building Applications

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2026
Timothy Effiong Edem, Ekemini Essien, Edidiong Usip

Summary

Researchers assessed Nigeria's plastic recycling industry and evaluated the feasibility of converting plastic waste into construction materials, finding that despite the country generating roughly 32 million tons of solid waste annually, infrastructure gaps and market barriers significantly limit uptake of recycled plastics in eco-friendly building applications.

The accumulation of plastic waste poses serious environmental problems worldwide. Nigeria has an annual production rate of about 32 million tons of solid waste, that is 67% of the total solid waste produced in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recycling plastic waste into construction materials is a po...

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