UK Aid funds WasteAid to recycle ocean-bound plastics in the Gambia
WasteAid has received grant funding from UK Aid to run a two-year plastics recycling programme in the Gambia. The project will capture plastic waste from the coastal town of Gunjur and turn it into useful products to stop it reaching the ocean.Local partner...
Mapping the future of waste management in Uganda
How do you go about mapping the waste of an entire country, where formal waste management only exists on a small scale? WasteAid spoke with Taremwa Sam, who is leading the programme to map Uganda’s waste management service delivery. After completing his degree in...
WasteAid collects international award for toolkit, Making Waste Work
The WasteAid toolkit, Making Waste Work, was awarded third place in the prestigious International Solid Waste Association’s annual publication prize.This year’s edition of the ISWA Publication Award attracted 15 strong submissions tackling a variety of pressing...
BBC: Drowning in plastic
BBC One has broadcast its feature-length documentary Drowning in Plastic. Liz Bonnin reveals the full scale of the world’s plastic problem and its impact on wildlife, exploring ways in which science can offer a solution. Our blue planet is facing one its biggest...
World Bank: Here’s what everyone should know about waste
World Bank Sustainable Cities blog by Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Sameh Wahba, Silpa Kaza (view original blog post here) Solid waste management is a universal issue that affects every single person in the world. As you can see in our new report, What a Waste 2.0: A Global...
WasteAid 2019 Calendars – on sale now!
Limited Edition Order your 2019 WasteAid calendar today Perfect for home or the workplace, our A3 WasteAid wall calendars are printed in full colour on high quality 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Each calendar is wire bound at the head and includes thumb...
Research paper: How to recycle plastic waste into paving tiles
This research paper was published in Waste Management 80 (2018) 112-118. Download the full pdf. Recycling waste plastics in developing countries: Use of low-density polyethylene water sachets to form plastic bonded sand blocks Alexander Kumi-Larbi Jnr (a), Danladi...
“The Wonders of Waste” 2018 photography competition winners
WasteAid’s first ever photography competition has been a great success – and now you can buy the WasteAid calendar featuring the 12 images that show the wonders of waste. Thank you to everyone who entered the first ever WasteAid photography competition, on...
WasteAid’s programme for RWM
RWM, the UK’s largest recycling and waste management event takes place at Birmingham’s NEC, 12-13 September. Waste Matters Theatre Alongside our generous sponsors Dsposal, WasteAid will be co-hosting the Waste Matters Theatre and digging deep into where...From the Land to the Sea, CIWM & WasteAid report
Walk for WasteAid 2018 raises over £10k
Making Waste Work: A Toolkit
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