New Delhi, March 25 -- Africa's industries generate millions of tonnes of waste every year and is responsible for 30-40 per cent of the continent's greenhouse gas emissions. The volume of emissions is likely to double by 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario.

Circularity is the answer. Instead of dumping or burning this waste, it can be used as a resource in manufacturing, that can not only boost growth but significantly cut down emissions.

Complete recycling of just four types of industrial waste - lead acid battery, glass waste, cashew waste and e-waste - could reduce 8.7 million tonne of carbon dioxide, which is a 2 per cent reduction in total GHG emissions from the continent, a new report by Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science ...