Waste management is a growing challenge. The amount of waste is increasing globally and with the global population expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050, the threat posed by society to the environment is immense.
Organic waste represents between 40 and 60% of the total mass of waste generated in peri-urban and rural regions of West Africa. The main producers of this waste are households, farmers, shops and even markets. This type of waste lends itself perfectly to energy recovery (production of biogas) and material recycling (fertilizer).
The successful integration of our social economy in the waste sector is based on a mix of social, environmental and economic policy instruments. By paying for this waste at the base of the pyramid, we obtain several results:
- The creation of a source of income for the poorest ;
- A significant increase in the rate of household waste collection in the municipalities ;
- Significant improvement in the living environment of local populations ;
- The creation of jobs and better training around waste collection ;
- The opportunity to recover and transform a large amount of waste into a source of renewable energy and saving natural resources.
OUR IMPACT SINCE JUNE 2018
of organic waste collected to be valorized
remuneration of waste to local populations