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Community waste management in Malawi: a feasibility study
WasteAid recently partnered with International Conservation and Clean-up Management (ICCM) to identify ways to improve waste management in Malawi. The study set out to understand what activities are already taking place and to provide recommendations to develop...
CEO’s blog – December 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, many will be glad to see the back of this year! It has indeed been tough for WasteAid, our funders, our partners and our beneficiaries and we look forward to 2021 with a renewed optimism. We certainly look forward to a time when our final...
Providing dedicated support to WasteAid’s committed corporate partners
WasteAid has grown as an organisation rapidly over the past six months. In line with our ambitious plans for 2020 and 2021, the charity has developed its staff team and built capacity in key areas. One new appointment will allow us to see a step change in fundraising....
Even something of little value has value: researching, identifying and scaling new technologies in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Once a site of fishing and trading villages, Kinshasa’s population of 14.5 million makes it Africa's third-largest city after Cairo and Lagos. Every day, around 90,000 tonnes of waste is generated and only 20,000 is collected, leaving the vast majority within the...
“The Wonders of Waste” 2020 photography competition winners
WasteAid's third annual photography competition attracted fascinating entries from across the world - thank you to everyone who entered! The 2021 WasteAid calendar showing "The Wonders of Waste" is on sale now.We would like to take this opportunity to...
Launch of WasteAid’s Circular Economy Network in South Africa
INVITATION Launch of WasteAid’s Circular Economy Network in South Africa Online 3 December 11.00-12.30 SAST (09.00-10.30 GMT)The growing WasteAid team is delighted to invite you to the launch of its Circular Economy Network in South Africa.This is the first of a...
WasteAid calls on the PM to retain commitment to aid funding
WasteAid stands with our colleagues across the international development sector in calling for the Prime Minister not to renege on the UK's commitment to spend 0.7% GNI on aid and development. To that end, WasteAid's CEO, Ceris Turner-Bailes, signed this letter on...
CEO’s blog – November 2020
It’s been just over 6 months that I started in my role as CEO of WasteAid, and therefore high time that I shared updates and thoughts with WasteAid’s friends, donors, partners and supporters around the globe. Without your support, good will and donations we would not...
WasteAid announces new partnership for its programme to prevent plastics from entering the ocean in Douala, Cameroon
WasteAid has agreed a new partnership to deliver its flagship UK Aid Match funded programme with a private-sector enterprise based in Douala, RED-PLAST. This new partnership will contribute enormously to WasteAid’s existing work in Cameroon. The ongoing programme...
WasteAid and Bunzl partner for progress in Indonesia
The island of Bali at the eastern fringe of Indonesia has long been considered a “paradise island”, but lately, locals have noticed its natural beauty eroding beneath an endless wave of plastic waste. Findings from The Bali Partnership show that just 48 per cent of...
Introducing the WasteAid Circular Economy Network
The circular economy is the most sustainable post-production business model. The Circular Economy; A User Guide, Walter R Stahel, 2019 WasteAid's new Network Director for the Circular Economy Network Project, Michelle Wilson, considers the potential of the circular...
How to get plastic recycling to real scale
by Tom Idle, Innovation Forum Waste recycling rates are improving overall, but what are the measures that can really drive plastic recycling forwards? Legislation designed to promote waste recycling appears to be working. In Europe, the latest...
WasteAid appoints Michelle Wilson to lead Global Circular Economy Network
WasteAid, the charity that shares waste management and recycling skills around the world, has appointed Michelle Wilson to lead its Circular Economy Network project funded by global sustainable food packaging leader Huhtamaki. The two-year, £800,000 partnership...
WasteAid supporters make the difference to COVID resilience in Kenya
Communities around the world have been responding to COVID – read how your donation to WasteAid has made a difference.The informal settlement of Kwa-Muhia in Kenya is home to some 7,000 people, many of whom live below the poverty line. WasteAid has been working in...
Zumo partners with WasteAid to bring the benefits of blockchain to global fight against plastics pollution
Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency exchange and platform has joined forces with waste management charity WasteAid to support community-level action against plastics pollution across several developing markets.The partnership with WasteAid, which operates across...
COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheets
How can we safely manage the increase of waste produced in response to COVID-19? The United Nations Environment Programme COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheets provide guidance on how to mitigate the adverse impacts of the pandemic on the global environment.In...
WasteAid and ICCM tackling waste in Malawi
WasteAid has partnered with a Malawi-based organisation, International Conservation and Clean-up Management, to undertake a feasibility study on community waste management. ICCM's Cat Oliver explains the urgent need for better waste management at a national...
“The Wonders of Waste” WasteAid Photo Competition 2020
Enter the WasteAid 2020 Photography Competition on the “Wonders of Waste”.
