Posts tagged Waste management
Shifting a Mindset: Seeing Waste as a Resource

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the most innovative waste management projects in the world. From transforming wastewater to drinking water; to making roads out of plastic and having plastic as currency, Africa has it all when it comes to seeing waste as an indispensable asset. Although many risks ought to be addressed in managing waste, several African countries have ignited the spark to change the narrative of waste from redundant to resource.

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Reciclaje.pe: Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive Waste Management in Perú. #GlocalAmbassadors

Dessire Velez is the co-founder of Reciclaje.pe, a Peruvian initiative focused on promoting sustainable and inclusive practices of waste management working simultaneously from Germany and Perú. We met her to learn about her initiative and what has brought her to this moment. #GlocalAmbassadors

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Urban solid waste and circular economy in Latin America

As cities continue to grow and expand across LatAm, it is evident that urban solid waste management efforts fall short. How can Latin American cities decouple their economic growth from the increase of their solid waste generation rates to ramp up their sustainable development efforts? Building up on the region’s advantages and changing the perspective on the way these cities economies work is a clear way of redefining the region’s growth

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