Looking forward to presenting at British Plastics Federation today, presenting @WasteAids experience on market approaches to drive collection of plastics.

Excited to present at the Illicit trade event at the UN today. I will be speaking about the textile markets and lessons learned on policy and practice to reduce textile waste. @wasteaid UN Trade and Development

“Waste management strategy desperately needed to reduce level of waste going to landfill!” Great to hear the councils emphasising the need for the 3Rs. WasteAid CIWM at first local council technical working group.

Preventive maintenance of fleet is a hot topic at our first technical working group with Brikama, Banjul and Kanifing councils! @wasteaid CIWM. 24 fleet trucks used in Kanifing but how to keep them on the road!

Up in Scotland and stumbled across this artistic arrangement of scrap retrieved from the beach! WasteAid 2 shopping trolleys, 1 full of plastic bottles, old lobster pots a golf bag trolley…very near St Andrews..

WasteAid Huhtamaki #WastepreneurChallenge The Wot-if? Trust training in #Diepsloot 🇿🇦 gives hands-on experience of the practical aspects of the #WorldofWaste ♻️ The group in training visited Harriet buy-back centre recently to discover the #howitsdone #circularity 🚀

Shocking morning 114 trees butchered - area had a TPO in place -previous Metropolitan but now privately owned adjacent to the park used as a dog walking field for past 20 years- bats kingfisher, woodpecker many other birds mammals Living in the area BBC Springwatch RSPB England

Lots of opportunities for WasteAid to exchange knowledge today with Environment Agency. Great discussions on exports, textiles and plastics. Thanks for inviting us to be part of your day.

Norfolk beach walker finds crisp packet from 1960s. This packet has lasted in the ocean since before my birth! ⁦ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Thanks to SAfmRadio 📻 for covering this initiative!

Thank you for the spotlight on #reclaimers in #SA 🇿🇦 SAfmRadio 📻 Bertha Charuma #SA fmJSB ♻️ Reclaiming our future for people & planet WasteAid Huhtamaki #wasterecovery #circulareconomy #recycling

🎉We're excited to announce the start of WasteAid's Huhtamaki #Waste Entrepreneurial Challenge in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.

♻️ We will be supporting up to 50 informal waste collectors to develop their skills and capacity in #recycling .

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WasteAid Huhtamaki #Waste preneur training in process 🇿🇦 Group work reinforcing aspects of learning emphasis today on #Waste & the #environment ♻️ #SeparationAtSource #LandfillAvoidance #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalStewards

👏 We’re thrilled to share this awesome music video from our Masibambisane project in South Africa, funded by WRAP NGO and UK Research and Innovation

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WasteAid Michelle Wilson Rebecca Colley Jones arriving at #Kgantsho Primary School in #Mpumalanga 🇿🇦 meeting with DARDLEA Mpumalanga #LinahNdala 🌍 #MountainView #Recycling system Community meeting today ♻️ Funded by WRAP NGO UK Research and Innovation in collaboration with University of Portsmouth Community Bin Project

Behaviour change around waste through drama, music! @wasteaid Masibabisane, project! Wrap London UK

In KwaMhangla meeting people who are striving to recover secondary plastics. Zanele is one inspiring lady, 50 tonnes a month recovered and put back into the economy through her efforts! “Wrap project has inspired me to keep going in my business” @wasteaid Wrap London UK

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Mars!!!
128 million miles away. Listen to the sounds.