Besides, materials that are of no use to the present owner could be a resource for another person and fed back into the economy, thus reducing wastage of money and natural resources, sadly enough; waste separation at source is not a common concept in Rwanda. It is reported that less than 1% of the country’s households separate their waste
Research and Needs Assessment on solid waste management and transformation value chain
Identification and training of 50 Waste Management community mobilizers in each district
Distribution of Eco – friendly buckets/bins to identified model public places for solid waste separation
Waste generation and Collection
Separation at Source
Waste transfer and transport at the processing site
Conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Waste processing and transformation
Production of ecological, economical and high quality revenue products from municipal solid wastes (from Trash to Revenue)
Distribution of Eco – friendly products to the identified communities on a subsidized price to limit the imports of plastic packaging
Awareness and Information Campaigns as a tool for mindset change
An important
step to motivate and engage the Community is via continuous public awareness
campaigns based on a public IEC strategy. Activities will, for instance,
include promotion of the 3R slogan – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – advertisement
on publicity boards, on local radio channels, and in local newspapers, as well
as workshops, exhibitions, lectures, street plays……
In addition,
Eco-Clubs at Universities, Schools and youth groups will be encouraged to take
an active part in the project. Some of the themes to be discussed during public
awareness and motivation campaigns are as follows:
Consumption patterns
and a sustainable development;
The natural source of
products;
Recycling and reuse;
Littering and
indiscriminate dumping of refuse on open spaces, footpaths, lanes, streets, and
into drainage channels or water bodies;
Environmental
degradation and its effects on human health.