Waste management company Biffa plc has announced a three-year partnership with UK-based charity WasteAid.
As part of the partnership, Biffa says it will support WasteAid financially and offer its expertise to help communities in developing countries improve the management of waste.
WasteAid funds waste management projects in the developing world
According to WasteAid, 40% of the world’s waste – from homes, businesses, agriculture, hospitals and industry – is not collected or treated and as a result, “it is often dumped”.
The charity works with communities in developing countries to share practical and low-cost approaches to waste management and recycling. Its projects include teaching communities how to turn water bottles into eco bricks to build homes and schools, as well converting plastic bags into paving slabs which can be sold to local businesses.
Support
By partnering with WasteAid, Biffa said it will be able to bring financial support and its experience in addressing waste issues in the UK to areas with no previous access to waste management.
“Our financial support will help WasteAid to expand its operations, ensuring that more projects can be supported and ultimately help to alleviate global waste issues.”
Michael Topham
Biff
Commenting on the partnership, Michael Topham, chief executive at Biffa, said: “Waste management and plastic pollution is a huge global issue and threat to the environment. We are proud to support WasteAid and bring our expertise in waste management to places in the world that urgently need our help to tackle this complex issue.
“Our financial support will help WasteAid to expand its operations, ensuring that more projects can be supported and ultimately help to alleviate global waste issues.”
Zoë Lenkiewicz, head of programmes and engagement at WasteAid, added: “One in three people globally do not have a waste management service and have to burn or dump their waste, much of it ending up in the oceans. This transformational partnership with Biffa will mean that together we can help tackle the issues at the source of global waste pollution.”
Projects
Biffa said it has already supplied vital personal protection equipment (PPE) including safety boots, high visibility clothing, face masks and litter pickers to an existing WasteAid project in Gunjur, The Gambia, West Africa.
Future projects include working with the local community on the shores of Lake Naivasha in Kenya, East Africa, to collect, manage and recycle waste from where they work.
Biffa employees, customers and suppliers will also have the opportunity to get involved in fundraising for the company-wide partnership of supporting the work of WasteAid – both in the UK and overseas.
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