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The Circular Economy Network retweeted
Week #7 of @WasteAid @BunzlPlc #Wastepreneur training in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 Practical application of the business of #waste ♻️ Bailing plastic @Makhabisi_SA 🌍 Bailing machine supplied by @PETCO_SA
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
♻️ With the financial and technical support of @DowPackaging, WasteAid will be working with partner @AlfanarVP to promote #innovation in PE #plastic recovery and valorisation in #Egypt, through a challenge to identify and support #innovators and #entrepreneurs in this sector.
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
🇬🇲 An excellent video published by @BBCAfrica on our #climateresilience project in The Gambia
Through this @EUComission funded project we have been working with local partners to promote sustainable biodegradable waste management in Kanifing Municipality
bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-afri…
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
Week #5 @Makhabisi_SA #wastepreneur training @WasteAid @Wotiftrust @MATSABOLA_ development of personal financial literacy 🇿🇦 Next week: Business Finance & #circulareconomy ♻️🚀
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
🎉🇿🇦 We are thrilled to announce that WasteAid’s project has been selected by @WRAP_UK & @UKRI_News as part of their initiative to tackle #plasticpollution in #SouthAfrica
♻️ With local businesses & waste collectors we will be working to implement #circular #recycling solutions
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
♻️ WasteAid works beyond #plasticfreejuly to prevent #plasticpollution through sustainable recycling solutions & by keeping single-use plastic in the loop
Our work improves livelihoods, promotes #circulareconomy innovation & contributes to a cleaner & healthier future for all 🌍
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
#FirstAid #Training delivered by a Monitor from @CroixRougeCam to our partner staff @plast_red including our projects' trainees. This was possible because of the generous support from @IHSTowers #Cameroon
@WasteAid #UKAidMatch #bunzl #SafetyFirst #protectalertrescue
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
🇨🇲♻️ Thanks to #UKAidMatch funding we're installing eco-bins to help prevent plastic #waste dumping in Douala
The team in #Cameroon have been working hard to collect waste from drains & raise awareness about #plasticpollution prior to fitting the bins
@FCDOGovUK #recycling
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
An incredible team of #entrepreneurs in #waste 🇿🇦 & members of @WasteAid @CircEconNetwork 🌐 facilitating the training of #wastepreneurs ♻️ engaged in the creation of an #inclusive environment & curriculum 🌍
🇿🇦 On 19 July #Wastepreneurs attended an orientation session for our new project funded by @BunzlPlc in South Africa
♻️ Wastepreneurs will receive 12 weeks tailored training & the opportunity to hone business skills & pitch for small impact grants to support business development
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
A quick look into the process behind turning the Water Hyacinth into handmade paper.
@CircEconNetwork @WasteAid @earth_massive
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
🇬🇲 Last week Mariam & Ingrid moderated the second meeting for our Circular Economy Project in #TheGambia (locally known as Dennakuwo)
♻️ It was an opportunity to bring members of the network together & register others who are keen to strengthen #WasteManagement in The Gambia.
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
♻️ Last week 384kg of plastic waste was prevented from reaching the Wouri estuary in #Douala
🇨🇲 @LucienCMR was joined by #UNHRC & our local partner @plast_red for the weekly collection
🤝 Working collaboratively to promote alternatives to open dumping is key
#plasticcollection
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
"Practical investment at the grassroots" 🚀of #circulareconomy approaches mobilises #innovation that privides solutions for social and planetary impact 🇿🇦 #circularity @WasteAid @WWFSouthAfrica
We enjoyed the @CIWM 'Resourcing the Future' conference last week, particularly the innovation happening across the sector.
@WasteMiche also presented some of the work we’re doing in Africa. Key take out was need for practical investment/support for grassroots innovators!
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
I enjoyed chairing this discussion.
I think at this point I'm saying how "fossil" fuels (and plastics) are made from squashed dinosaurs 🦕
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
Michelle Wilson, Circular Economy Network Director, @WasteAid takes a look at how the #circulareconomy is at work in Africa at #RTF22
“We’re all connected," she says. "This is a global conversation we’re having."
#globalissue
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
Always great to see what @WasteAid are up to & today is no exception hearing from @WasteMiche about their work with the Circular Economy Network #RTF22
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
An incredible journey of support and mentoring of local entreprenuers 🇿🇦 The #CircularEconomyNetwork is still engaging & connecting innovators ♻️ Creating impact together 🌍 A new Economy for people and planet 🚀
Last month we came together to celebrate circular economy talent in Johannesburg. Over the last 2 years we have:
🤝 Given 36 companies business incubator support
🌱Provided $60,000 of seed funding
Read more about the event here 👉bit.ly/3Pwb0TQ
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
🇬🇲♻️The WasteAid #circulareconomy network in The Gambia is bringing people together from the public, private & community sectors to keep materials in the loop.
🎥Watch the highlights of our first Dennakuwo meeting!
🤝Thanks to our funders @CIWM
youtu.be/TrOihSBBt-Q
The Circular Economy Network retweeted
The women gardeners from Bakau and Bakoteh have started to produce briquettes from coconut and groundnut shells as an alternative to charcoal. This will help reduce #deforestation and raise The Gambia's resilience to #climatechange
