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1 in 3 people worldwide have to dump or burn their waste, causing the spread of disease, polluting the oceans and adding to the climate crisis.
Together with our partners, we make useful products from waste to build a cleaner and healthier future. You can help.
WasteAid toolkit for community waste management
Our award-winning WasteAid toolkit, Making Waste Work, helps people start up community waste management and recycling businesses, keep neighbourhoods clean, and generate an income. Visit the toolkit for technical and safety tips and more ideas for turning waste into useful products. #makingwastework
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Spanish toolkit: Residuos Útiles: Una caja de herramientas
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Preparing for a plastics recycling training centre in Cameroon
While it may seem like all has been quiet since the end of our summer appeal, plenty has been going on behind the scenes to get ready for the January kick-off of our new project. At WasteAid we have been working together with UK Aid to finalise the financial and...
Kenya upcycling: recovering value from waste
The two-year UK Aid-funded WasteAid initiative in Kenya is helping an entire community move towards zero waste. This update has been provided by our project managers, Duncan Oloo and Moses Noah.It’s now close to one year of implementing the zero waste initiative with...
Two Years of the WasteAid Toolkit
This article was written for Circular Online, a daily news and insights resource for sustainability professionals working in resources and waste. Zoë Lenkiewicz, Head of Programmes and Engagement for WasteAid, looks back at two years since launching the WasteAid...
Partnerships
WasteAid works with community-based organisations to help develop waste collection and recycling businesses.
Learn about our UK Aid Match programme in Cameroon
WasteAid partners with waste management company Biffa
WasteAid awarded UK Aid funding for community recycling in Kenya
UK Aid funds WasteAid to recycle ocean-bound plastics in the Gambia
Inspiration and ideas
Be inspired by stories of people making waste work in their communities. Send us your ideas and stories about transforming waste materials into something useful. #makingwastework
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A school built from plastic bottles in Cambodia
The bigger picture
Unmanaged waste is fast becoming one of the biggest issues of our time.
Marine Plastic Pollution: From the Land to the Sea
Single-use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability
Waste and the Sustainable Development Goals
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