WasteAid
@WasteAid
We work with communities and policy makers in lower and middle income countries to advance waste management and recycling programmes. Partner with us!
ID:1205922234
https://wasteaid.org 21-02-2013 20:29:07
4,4K Tweets
9,0K Followers
2,1K Following
We’re excited to reveal Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as our newest WasteAid champion! The respected chef, environmentalist, and journalist will share our story on BBC Radio 4 next Sunday as part of a fundraising appeal.
Read more here wasteaid.org/wasteaid-teams…
#r4appeal #fundraising #wastecrisis
We're looking forward to expanding our activity in South Africa thanks to a new partnership with
John Lewis Partnership News Foundation. We'll be empowering 100 waste collectors and artisans, giving them skills and resources to improve their income potential.
wasteaid.org/wasteaid-joins…
The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge starts today and we need your help!
We’ve got just 7 days to raise £10,000 - which will be matched up to that amount meaning your donation can have twice the impact!
Click the link below to donate - thank you.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a0569…
Can you help us raise £1 million to support even more communities facing the daily threat of toxic waste?
We're marking the countdown to our 10th anniversary in 2025, with our biggest fundraising campaign.
Find out more bit.ly/3QNHxpU
#wastecrisis #CharityTuesday
This #RecyclingWeek we're celebrating our wastepreneurs who are turning waste into business opportunities. ♻️
Mpho Motatinyane in South Africa turns discarded cardboard into educational cards for children.
Read her story: wasteaid.org/case-study/tur…
#wastemanagement #charity
If anyone is visiting #Interplas today at the NEC in Birmingham, make a beeline to listen to Ceris Turner-Bailes at 10.30 this morning! Speaking about how industry partnership with WasteAid is delivering for corporate sustainability goals
Long-term solutions to the #plastic and #wastecrisis rely on empowering the communities living its impact. That’s why programmes such as our Entrepreneurial Fund Challenge in #SouthAfrica are so critical. Read Mpho’s story on how she became a waterpreneur bit.ly/3OzS4UH
We’ve been working with the Masibambisane community in #SouthAfrica to tackle their #plasticpollution crisis, thanks to funding from UK Research and Innovation through @WRAP. Read more
bit.ly/3Y82ijp
We’re proud to be @WRAP’s campaign to develop a #circulareconomy in #plastic pollution hotspots. With funding from UK Research and Innovation through @WRAP, we worked with a community in South Africa to identify low-cost, low-tech solutions for reducing and reusing low-value plastic.
No child should have to play near burning plastic. Our new blog explores how wer’e supporting a community in Cameroon to tackle its plastic crisis. #PlasticFreeJuly
wasteaid.org/tackling-the-p…
We're excited to have launched a new plastic recycling initiative in The Gambia. Funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (Handelens Miljøfond). The project aims to empower young people while improving how plastic waste is collected and recycled.
bit.ly/42XGo38
To mark World Environmental Day, we’re sharing some of our projects where of our mantra Think Global, Act Local is making an impact.
Read our blog to find out how... wasteaid.org/world-environm…
#worldenvironmentday2023 #PlasticPollution #CommunityPower
To mark #AfricaDay2023 WasteAid would like to share how proud we are to support African initiatives to deliver an inclusive circular economy that works for everyone.