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Circular economy solutions for sustainable plastic waste management

WASTE has over 40 years’ experience in plastic waste management with a strong focus on business development, resource recovery and circular economy. This experience builds on a track record of projects in Asia and Africa where we work with a broad network of local partners. Way ahead of its time and still valid for enterprises in low- aand middle-income countries, WASTE already published “Plastic Waste – Options for small-scale resource recovery” in 1995 (available here). An example of a recent project in business development in plastic recycling is ECOTYLES, a startup in Kenya producing roofing tiles out of plastic waste.  Also check out our Plastic Waste Free Cities project, FINILOOP.

PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS

IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE

International solid waste expert and plastic recycling adviser

International solid waste engineer

Junior adviser FSM & circular economy

Management assistant

IMPACT

1000

tonnes/year prevented plastic leakage to the environment

70

jobs created in the collection and sorting of waste

2

innovative enterprises established in plastic recycling

PROJECTS/TRACK RECORD

FINILOOP (Financial Inclusion & Improved Livelihoods Out of Plastics)

Plastic Waste Free Cities, Circular Economy

EJOM – L’emploi des jeunes crée des opportunités, ici au Mali

Waste Management, Job Creation

Plastoformer and training “Start your plastic waste recycling business”

Plastic Waste Recycling, Business Development

Supporting waste pickers and workers in the PET supply chain in Indonesia

Waste Management, Working Conditions

Recycling guidelines for Botswana municipalities

Waste Management, Recycling

BLOG

More than 11 million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped in India annually As with much of the world, India’s...

WASTE and its partners around the world have been changing the development game for nearly 4 decades. We have together...

Supporting plastic recycling entrepreneurs in Africa Merely 15% of globally generated plastic waste is recycled. Of that dismal statistic, this...

[caption id="attachment_1539" align="alignright" width="300"] Sophie van den Berg is a Senior Expert at WASTE working on developing our plastic waste...

Where have we come from and where are we going? In this short series, we are pleased to highlight, some...

Plastic recycling heroes can be found all over the world. What does this mean? Entrepreneurs and innovators are finding local...

"A brand new project launched in northern Peru illustrates the ecological and sustainable commitment of Fairtrade. Growing bananas is hard...

EJOM project: L’emploi des jeunes crée des opportunités, ici au Mali The 4-year project, funded by EuropeAid, aims at facilitating...

This blog is the third in a series of 5 on waste management and the intersection of fecal and solid...

By Sophie van den Berg, solid waste expert and plastic recycling adviser at WASTE   With rapid population expansion and...

By Sophie van den Berg, solid waste expert and plastic recycling adviser at WASTE Financial Inclusion & Improved Livelihoods Out...

Today I enjoyed very much to be a WASTE NL guest lecturer at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. It was...

The Value Chain Development and Youth Employment programme in Mali (EJOM) project started in 2018 together with SNV and ICCO....

By Piet Vroeg, programme manager EJOM at WASTE The unemployment rate in Mali is almost 10%, and youth employment is...

“Revathy (the owner of Jeevan Polymers): I used to be an employee in a plastic recycling company, I saw the...

With a lot of enthusiasm, FINILOOP (Financial Inclusion and Improved Livelihoods Out Of Plastics) India programme has recently commenced in...

WasteAid’s first ever photography competition has been a great success – WASTE adviser, Sophie van den Berg's, picture has been...

 “Thank you for giving us this wonderful day of sharing. We are optimistic this will lead to the establishment of...

By Sophie van den Berg, solid waste expert and plastic recycling adviser at WASTE Kevin Mureithi of Ecotiles is proud...

What happens when two founders of plastic recycling factories meet? They start to talk and cannot stop talking about all...

By Sophie van den Berg, solid waste expert and plastic recycling adviser at WASTE For the coming four years, WASTE...

By Sophie van den Berg, solid waste expert and plastic recycling adviser at WASTE By: Sophie van den Berg (WASTE),...

By Sophie van den Berg, solid waste expert and plastic recycling adviser at WASTE   In developing countries plastic waste...

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