Recently, our CEO, Andy Bownds, visited the new landfill site in Masaka with the city’s Mayor. Together, they are looking at strategies of how best to manage this site due to the lack of waste management systems in Uganda.

Sadly, the new landfill site is only a year old but has already spread over a huge area (as far as the eye can see) and has no management or fencing, which means it will likely grow and grow, posing a huge risk to people and the environment.

The water caught in the waste is also an ideal breeding ground for mosquitos, many who carry malaria, adding to the dangers of mismanaged waste.

However, we were pleased to see that the site doesn’t contain any PET plastic (which is recycled by Eco Brixs, which is based only a few miles away), which means our circular plastic recycling and job creation model is working!

If you give trash a value, people will treat it with more awareness, ensuring it is disposed using the proper systems ♻️

Andy and Mayor aim to discuss strategies on how this site can be safely managed in the future, but ideally, Eco Brixs hopes to eventually expand to recycle all types of waste in Uganda - removing the need for landfills like these all together.


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