Although 70% of Uganda’s population is employed in agriculture, low farm productivity makes their collective contribution of only 24.1% to the country’s GDP. The situation is further exacerbated by environmental degradation and climate change. As waste management is a crucial…
The objective is to create a commercially viable circular economy model for household organic waste, that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, improves household waste services, and transforms the lives of informal waste workers. Household organic waste makes up over 60% of…
This project addresses the environmental challenges faced in San Andrés, Colombia, by replacing single-use cups with reusable ones in the local chains of food & beverages.
Within Colombia, 1,250,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated each year with up to 74% of packing ending up in landfill. Dynatest, MacRebur, and CEMPRE Colombia intend to evaluate the possibility of diverting the less recyclable parts of this waste…
One of the major challenges in Kenya’s waste and recycling sector is that the urban waste is either not collected and recycled at all, or it is collected by waste pickers who are perceived as outcasts and live in poverty,…
Bangladesh’s waste system is not profitable, not widely implemented, and leads to environmental damage. Streams that are easy to recycle and have a high value, such as glass, metal and PET, are more likely to be collected and recirculated into…
The long-term vision for this project is to cultivate plastic waste recycling as a profitable venture for everyone involved in the value chain—particularly for local waste collectors and small recycling business owners—while reducing the flow of plastic waste into natural…
The challenges related to plastic waste are expected to grow exponentially, exacerbating environmental pollution and climate change. The Waste-to-Value project contributes to tackling this challenge whilst improving livelihoods for men, women and youth in Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu counties…
