WasteAid

🌍 We’re excited to be attending the FPA Environment Seminar today in London! A huge thank you to our partner, the (FPA) Foodservice Packaging Association, for inviting us to be part of such an insightful and impactful event. We’re incredibly grateful for the generosity of the FPA members, who are truly committed fundraisers for Waste Aid, helping us make a real difference. 🙏 It’s also been fantastic to reconnect with some of our other wonderful partners here today, including Bunzl plc, Compass Group, Cromwell Polythene Ltd, Ecosurety and Huhtamaki. Your ongoing support is vital to the success of our projects. Corporate partnerships like these make all the difference in enabling us to drive positive change. Check out our celebratory photos with the Bunzl and Ecosurety teams below! Thank you again for your continued collaboration and support. 🤝 #WasteAid #FPAEnvironment #CorporatePartnerships #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact #reducepoverty #reduceclimatechange

WasteAid has teamed up with Lufthansa to tackle airline waste, focusing on flights arriving at Mumbai Airport in India. ✈️ Together, we’re identifying ways to boost recycling rates and drive circularity for onboard materials, reducing the amount that's sent to landfill. The first phase of the project includes a scoping study to map Lufthansa’s current waste practices and pinpoint opportunities for sustainable improvements. You can find out more about this project, here: https://lnkd.in/eMJVAHWs #circulareconomy #sustainability #ESG #charitypartner #communityempowerment

Last week marked the beginning of an impactful journey for our first group of women and youth participants as WasteAid kicked off of the first day of training for our Uganda #Wastepreneur Challenge. The first 30 participants, who work in the informal waste sector in Kampala, are being taken through our bespoke 12 week waste entrepreneur curriculum, where they will be capacitated with knowledge, skills and strategies to grow their waste business. Already our programme is shifting perceptions, as we delivered our orientation and waste and the environment modules. One participant, Samanya Juliet shared that she didn’t know there was a different between dumpsites and landfills. Another, Sekulya, learnt that plastic can be processed into new products that could create new income streams for him. A third participant, Hellen is already expanding her network of collectors through collaborating with other participants. We’re excited to see how inspiration will lead to innovation that will transform into business opportunities for these individuals. Stay tuned as our participants learn, connect, and grow! #Waste #Recycling #Women #Youth #Entrepreneurs | Bunzl plc

📢 We’re #hiring! We’re looking for an Interim Deputy Director of Programmes to join our growing team. This remote role will ensure the effective management and delivery of WasteAid’s global programmes, providing leadership, capacity building and support to our international programme team. The ideal candidate will have experience managing international development programming, preferably with a climate or environmental element. Sound like the job for you? Click the link to find out more and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/e3XZd6FZ #remoterole #charityjob 

From waste ➡ To an educational tool   This #RecycleWeek we're spotlighting Mpho Motatinyane who runs a successful recycling business following support from WasteAid's Wastepreneur challenge.   After noticing piles of discarded cardboard boxes and paper at her son's school, Mpho realised there was an opportunity to recycle these and turn them into something useful.   She began creating spelling and educational cards for her son's classmates.   Mpho then entered our 12-week Wastepreneur challenge where she learned about the circular economy and business basics such as budgeting and forecasting, helping her to establish her business.   In her first month of trading, Mpho secured 80 orders and employed two part-time staff. Mpho is now expanding her venture and inspiring others by demonstrating how waste can be transformed.   Read Mpho's full story here: https://lnkd.in/e83dnUat

Over the next two days, we’re at the Recycling Expo at the Excel London as the exhibition's official charity partner!   Come by stand AA46 to chat with us about how we’re supporting circular economy innovation in communities most impacted by the waste crisis and how you can get involved.   We’re looking forward to hearing about the latest industry insights and meeting others at the forefront of recycling innovation. ♻ It was also great to see Sarahjane Widdowson, one of our trustees, speaking on the panel titled 'Where are we now with the circular economy and where do we go next?' earlier today! #recyclingexpo #recyclingexpo24

Our CEO, Ceris T., recently sat down with The Climate Tribe to discuss the scale of the global waste crisis and the steps WasteAid are taking to improve the livelihoods of those most impacted by this crisis. You can read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/et22dabi Bunzl plc | CIWM | UN Environment Programme | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

We’re the official charity partner of the Recycling Expo! ♻   Taking place on 15 and 16 October at Excel London, this event brings together the industry’s most innovative and forward-thinking, showcasing not only waste management and recycling machinery but also new technologies and sustainable products.   We’re also exhibiting at the event, so be sure to visit our stand (AA46) to learn more about our fantastic work and how you can get involved. You can even make a donation while you’re there! ✨   #recyclingexpo #recyclingexpo24

We recently conducted one of the largest studies Uganda has seen as part of our textile reuse initiative! 🧵 We surveyed over 1,000 stall holders and traders at Kampala’s largest second-hand textile market, Owino. The purpose? To understand the textile value chain and identify the textiles that can best be reused and recycled. Before we share the results of our research with you, take a look at some images of our time at the Owino market below! 👇

Our Programme Director, Michelle Wilson, discusses our Uganda textile project in a recent article for MRW - Material Recycling World. The innovative pilot project has seen us speak to more than 1,000 market traders in Uganda’s largest second-hand market, Owino, to build an accurate picture of the textile value chain and identify opportunities for textiles to be reused. We’re also working alongside organisations, such as the Ugandan Tailors Association, to repurpose discarded textiles and support a circular economy, benefiting women and young entrepreneurs. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eQtYxTvS