At WasteAid, we work with communities and policy makers in low and middle-income countries to implement waste management and recycling programmes. Our work improves the livelihoods of some of the poorest and most marginalised, promotes circular economy innovation and...
WasteAid‘s senior technical advisor and head of communications, Zoë Lenkiewicz, says waste and resource management (‘WaRM’) has an important role in building climate resilience in Africa, and with COP26 on the horizon WasteAid is aiming to put it on the agenda.Most...
In 2018 WasteAid was awarded funding via the UK Aid Small Charities Challenge Fund to develop a plastic waste recycling programme to benefit marginalised communities on the Gambian coast. Working in partnership with Women’s Initiative the Gambia and the Trust Agency...
Following a brief pause in 2020, WasteAid’s work in Douala, Cameroon, is back in full swing. WasteAid's partners in Douala have been recruiting people to join the plastic recycling training programme and contribute towards a cleaner and healthier city.Leaving no-one...
WasteAid's plastics recycling initiative in The Gambia has received business development support to help build the enterprise and secure long-term sustainability.In 2018 WasteAid was awarded funding via the UK Aid Small Charities Challenge Fund to develop a plastic...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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