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WasteAid launches Circular Economy Network in The Gambia to help drive green growth
On 14 January 2022, the British High Commission in Banjul hosted the launch of a new Circular Economy Network in The Gambia. Led by UK waste management NGO WasteAid, and funded by the UK’s Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, the Circular Economy Network will...
CEO’s Update
I am delighted to say that we are ending 2021 in a celebratory mood, having announced a number of exciting successes in the final quarter of this year.Our Zero Waste Cities Challenge has awarded six outstanding entrepreneurs with seed funding and business support to...
Dow and WasteAid launch new plastics partnership in Egypt
PRESS RELEASE Dow and WasteAid have partnered to advance the collection and recycling of plastic waste in Egypt. The partnership builds on WasteAid’s work increasing awareness and skills for a circular economy in Africa. Pilot projects will prevent plastic...
Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and WasteAid launch strategic partnership in The Gambia
CIWM and WasteAid have partnered to promote waste management best practice in The Gambia. The project builds on WasteAid’s recycling projects and will help stakeholders develop a shared vision for sustainable resource management and a circular economy. Pilot...
Winners of the WasteAid Zero Waste Cities Challenge
The WasteAid Zero Waste Cities Challenge, taking place in Johannesburg, Ho Chi Minh City and Guwahati, has reached a climax with the announcement of the six winners. These grassroots circular economy innovations will be awarded €10,000 each, plus business mentoring...
WasteAid welcomes three new Board members
WasteAid, the UK-based international NGO that shares waste management and recycling skills with policymakers and communities in lower- and middle-income countries, has welcomed three new Trustees to its Board. Between them, they bring a wealth of experience in...
WasteAid events at COP26
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, is taking place in Glasgow this November. WasteAid has been collaborating with partners to put waste management on the agenda. 1 in 3 people globally do not have their waste collected, and so have to dump or...
Zumo Walking for WasteAid
Team Zumo gets involved in support of partner charity WasteAid This article was written by Daniel Taylor, Lead Content Marketeer at Zumo, and was first published on the Zumo website.One team, one goal: On Sunday 3 October, members of the Zumo team from across...
Finalists announced for the Zero Waste Cities Challenge
WasteAid's Circular Economy Network has announced the finalists of its Zero Waste Cities Challenge, an innovation competition for green entrepreneurs in Johannesburg, Ho Chi Minh City and Guwahati. The competition was launched to find grassroots solutions to resource...
WasteAid launches first Annual Review
Today, WasteAid published its first annual review – a report that focuses on our developments and most important successes since April 2020. It shares key figures, programme and partnership spotlights, and our newly developed Theory of Change. The Annual Review also...
CEO’s update – August 2021
When writing these pieces, it’s always a great opportunity to reflect on just how much WasteAid has achieved since my last update. I am also pleased to say that it is always a question of selecting the very best of a great body of work, rather than struggling to fill...
Meet WasteAid at RWM in Birmingham
The WasteAid team is returning to RWM, the UK's major resources and waste management exhibitionRWM is the leading recycling, resource, and waste management event in the UK – showcasing the latest innovations shaping the sustainability sector to the industry’s most...
Meet Ingrid Henrys, WasteAid’s new Project Coordinator in The Gambia
In April 2021, WasteAid launched a new EU-funded project to improve climate resilience in The Gambia, which will be overseen by our newly appointed Project Coordinator, Ingrid Henrys. Working in partnership with Kanifing Municipal Council and Women's Initiative...
E-waste: WasteAid partners with musicMagpie at G7
WasteAid partners with recommerce expert musicMagpie ahead of attention-grabbing event at G7 to highlight the growing environmental threat of e-wasteImage: Adam Gasson/PA Wire WasteAid has partnered with recommerce expert musicMagpie as part of its G7 campaign to...
World Environment Day 2021: Spotlight on e-waste
Ambitions to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will rely on low carbon technology, which in turn depends upon the availability of rare elements such as cobalt and lithium. But with electrical and electronic goods being casually disposed of in landfills and...
CEO’s update
The first part of 2021 has been difficult for all, but here at WasteAid it feels as if things are moving in the right direction – the lockdowns across the UK have lifted and WasteAid managed its first socially distanced UK-based staff meeting in too long. It was so...
Earth Day 2021 – your donation doubled!
This Earth Day, have your donation to WasteAid doubled by The Big Give! It’s easy to take a rubbish collection for granted, but in many places there are no binmen. Rubbish accumulates in streets and riverbeds and makes people ill. By donating you can help...
WasteAid launches €10,000 Zero Waste Cities Challenge
WasteAid launches its Zero Waste Cities Challenge today in Johannesburg, Ho Chi Minh City and Guwahati The competition is part of a programme to encourage a circular economy and inclusive livelihood opportunities in the city Prizes of €10,000 will be awarded to two...
