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Who are we?
The Norwegian organization Friends of Niafrang /Niafrangs Venner, has started a plastic recycling project in Senegal with Handelens Miljøfond in Norway providing funding. The project aims to recycle plastic waste into paving stones, as plastic waste is overwhelming the cities, villages, and beaches in Senegal.
Public waste collection is almost non-existent, and when plastic waste is collected, it is usually burned, causing harmful air pollution. The project also includes education and awareness-raising activities in schools to encourage a shift towards waste sorting and recycling, as well as building plastic waste collection stations.
The project faces challenges, such as setting an affordable price for the plastic paving bricks and reducing the environmental impact of the melting process, but the team is determined to make a positive impact on the environment and local communities.
Plastic is not plastic. It is important to know what kind of plastic we have.
How do we solve this problem?
KerewANE PLASTIC
KerewANE PLASTIC
Our factory Kerewane Plastique, is situated in Diannah village, in an area without power supply. All plastic garbage that our partner Ass. Bolongs collect, is brought here, sorted, shredded, washed, dried, melted, mixed with sand and pressed into paving stones.
We are developing other products as well, partly in collaboration with a technical vocational school. This collaboration transfers knowledge both ways.
The melting process
We still use gas to melt most of the plastic, while the solar plant runs a grinder that cuts the plastic into small pieces, and an injection machine for other products made of pure plastic, and also the washing machine that washes the plastic. We hope to find a solution soon, that enables the melting process to also take place with solar energy.
Challenges
The W@W stones are now being put up for sale in hardware stores in the district. The challenge is to find a price level that people can afford to buy, so that our company becomes sustainable and can be continued in local hands eventually.
Sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the practice of meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
The three pillars
Waste@Work strives to follow UN's three pillars to secure sustainable development in this way:
Environment
The environmental pillar: Taking care of the environment protecting it from pollution and exploitation of natural resources. All life is dependent on a healthy nature. Reusing and recycling products reduces our carbon footprint and is better than producing new products.
Social
The social pillar: People must be treated equally and fair, regardless of gender, religion and race. People who respect each other and share a safe life, will live peacefully together and protect their society. Wast@Work tries to work according to this pillar. This is reflected in our logo, which says: I protect my village.
Economic
The economic pillar: The economy should strive for stability. The company's profit should go back to the business to improve, develop and secure stability, and employees should feel safe and be fairly paid. Stability will lead to more jobs and improved welfare in society.
From plastic to fantastic. The stones look very nice on site!
The text on the Waste@Work logo is in French, and means: I protect my village.
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