The aim of this publication is to disseminate lessons learned from the support of three entrepreneurs in Africa. This includes Oumar in Mali, Kevin in Kenya, and Mamadou in Senegal–our plastic waste recycling heroes. We analyse their business in detail: Why are they successful and what challenges did they encounter and still need to overcome?…
Opportunities for job creation This report maps and analyses plastic waste value chains in the cities of Bamako, Koulikoro, Kayes, Gao in Mali. A process which enables the identification of bottlenecks hampering the functioning of the solid waste value chain and activities with the highest potential for job creation. This study was carried out as…
As part of it’s Government to Government programme with RVO, RWS Environment asked WASTE to analyse and present case studies showing involvement of the informal sector waste collection and recycling generated from packaging. One of the activities under this programme in Columbia involved the support of the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI) who represent…
Piloting accessible sanitation technologies One of the main reasons for lack of sanitation coverage is unaffordability (especially for peri-urban and rural populations in low- and middle-income countries). Lack of innovation on reducing the cost of sanitation is a challenge WASTE has been tackling for decades helping to drive down costs. Why? We strive to make…
This catalogue shows a selected number of machines suitable for the valorisation of plastics into products which can be used as secondary material for the plastics industry. The first chapter gives a short explanation on plastics, the types and how they can be recycled or valorised. Then the various valorisation processes are shown in diagrams…
In the heart of the swirling sands and harsh arid heat of Turkana desert in northwestern Kenya you will find more than 285,000 displaced people sheltering in Kakuma Refugee Camp. An area set aside in 1992 to shelter the ‘Lost Boys of Sudan’ that today has grown to look more like a sprawling city. As conditions…