INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

SWITCH Africa Green Regional Sector Meeting on

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

11 - 12 June 2019Accra, Ghana

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INTRODUCTION........................................................................................1

Session 2: Setting the scene................................................................................. 3

Session 3: Panel discussion: Waste as a resource – Some good practices ......................................................................................................... 3

h 1.Turninge-wasteintoprofit:ThepotentialoflandfillsinGhana ..................... 3

h 2.Wastetotreasure:AcaseofindustrialsymbiosisinUganda ........................... 4

h 3.BeatingplasticpollutioninSouthAfrica .............................................................. 4

h 4.Fromwastetoenergy:BiogasinGhana ............................................................... 4

Session 4: Existing circular economy and integrated waste management practices ......................................................................................... 4

h 1.TheEuropeanUnion’stransitiontoacirculareconomy ................................... 5

h 2.IntegratedwastemanagementinthecityofLagos ........................................... 5

h 3.SustainablewastemanagementmodelsfromChina .......................................... 5

Session 5: Review of the Regional Sector Report on Integrated Waste Management: Focus on Green Business Development ................. 6

DAY 2 .............................................................................................................6

Session 6: Parallel working groups: Creating an enabling environment for circular economy and integrated waste management ............................................................................................... 6

Session 7: Plenary discussions ............................................................................ 7

Session 8: Policy recommendations for an enabling environment for the circular economy and integrated waste management ................. 9

Exhibition segment ...............................................................................................11

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SWITCH AFRICA GREEN REGIONAL SECTOR MEETING ON INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT 3

INTRODUCTIONTheSWITCHAfricaGreenregionalsectormeetingonintegratedwastemanagementwasheldon11and12June2019inAccra,Ghana.Themeetingprovidedaplatformfordialogueamongsustainableconsumptionandproduction(SCP)experts,policy-anddecision-makers,financialinstitutionsandmicro-,smallandmedium-sizedenterprises(MSMEs)aboutscalingupandreplicatinggreenbusinessopportunitiesintheintegratedwastesector.Specifically,themeetingbroughttogethergovernmentofficialsfromBurkinaFaso,ChinaEthiopia,Ghana,Kenya,Mauritius,Nigeria,SouthAfricaandUgandaandrepresentativesfromregionaleconomiccommunitiesandorganizationssuchastheEconomicCommunityofWestAfricanStates(ECOWAS)andtheSouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunity(SADC),theEuropeanUnion,financialinstitutionsandUnitedNationsagencies,aswellasexpertsandstakeholdersinthewastesector.

Theplatformaffordedstakeholdersanopportunitytodiscusstheeconomicviabilityofenterprisesintheintegratedwastemanagementsectorthathadimprovedlivelihoods,generatedincomeandcreatedjobswhilepreservingtheenvironment.

Themeetingwasofficiallyopenedwith remarksbyMr.JohnPwamang,GhanaEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,Mr.RobertWabunoha,RegionalCoordinator,EnvironmentGovernance,UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP),andMs.SusanaMartins,representingthedelegationoftheEuropeanUniontoGhana.AkeynoteaddresswasalsodeliveredbyarepresentativefromtheGhanaMinistryofEnvironment,Science,TechnologyandInnovation,thehostofthemeeting.

Thespeakersnotedthattheregionalsectormeetingwasagoodplatformforsharinglessonslearnedandbestpracticesintheintegratedwastemanagementsectorintheregion,allowingthesuccessesandchallengesinimplementingSWITCHAfricaGreenintheintegratedwastemanagementsectortobewidelysharedinsupportofreplicationandscale-up.

Mr.Wabunohaalsonotedthatgreenbusinessdevelopmentinintegratedwastemanagementhadchangedthenarrativefrom“wasteasamenace”to“wasteasaresource”.Thetimehadcometoupscaleandreplicatethesuccessfulinterventionsinthewastesector.Greenfinancingwaskeytothesuccessofsuchefforts,andeffortsshouldnowfocusonaccessinggreenfinancingtoencouragethewaste-to-wealthtangent.

Inhisstatement,Mr.PwamangurgedparticipantstousetheplatformtohighlightboththechallengesofandthepossiblesolutionsforsustainablewastemanagementinAfrica,andtoprovideopportunitiesto learnandsharegreenbusinessexperiencesinthewastesector.SWITCHAfricaGreenhadprovidedopportunitiesforenterprisesinGhanatoengagein sustainableconsumptionandproductionpractices, resulting in increasedprofitsandnewgreen jobs, amongotherpositive impacts.Creatinganenablingenvironment throughthedevelopmentof relevantwastesectorpolicieswouldenhancethereplicationandscale-upofthesuccessfulinterventions.

Inherremarks,Ms.MartinsstatedthattheEuropeanUnionwascommittedtoenhancingacirculareconomyinAfrica.Wastehadbecomeavaluable resource forAfrica, andwith thegrowthof industrial symbiosis, theachievementofacirculareconomy inAfricawas imminent.Thesuccessful impactof the interventions implementedbySWITCHAfricaGreenintheprojectcountrieswasevidentfromthesurveyresults.

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Ms. Susana Martins, representative of the delegation of the European Union to Ghana. Photo | SWITCH Africa Green

Mr. John Pwamang of the Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana.Photo | SWITCH Africa Green


SESSION 2: SETTING THE SCENE

MODERATOR: MR. PATRICK MWESIGYE, REGIONAL COORDINATOR, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY, UNEP

Ms.RhodaWachira,ProgrammeManagementOfficer,UNEP,presentedtheSWITCHAfricaGreenRegionalSectorReportonIntegratedWasteManagement:FocusonGreenBusinessDevelopment.

TheSWITCHAfricaGreenprogrammefocusedonfoursectors:integratedwastemanagement,tourism,agricultureandmanufacturing. In the integratedwastemanagement sector, theprogramme focusedon several subsectors, includingindustrial symbiosis, waste-to-energy, waste-to-compost, management of waste electrical and electronic equipment(e-waste)andmunicipalwastemanagementservices.Therewerefivegranteeprojectsinthosesubsectors,eachfundedtothetuneof$200,000to$250,000.Thesixparticipatingcountrieshadallworkedontheindustrialsymbiosissubsector,withBurkinaFaso,GhanaandUgandaalsofocusingonmunicipalwasteande-wastemanagement.

Ms.Wachira reported on a survey developed to capture the sustainable consumption and production interventionsimplementedthroughtheSWITCHAfricaGreenprogrammeandmeasuretheirimpact.Thesurveyhadtargeted30percentofthe3,000beneficiaryMSMEsintheprogramme.Thesurveyresultsshowedthatintermsoffinancialimpact,theMSMEshadseenapositiveimpactontheirsalesthrougheitherareductioninthecostofproductionorimprovementinproductionprocesses,productqualityormarketingstrategies.Inaddition,theenterpriseshadseenincreasedincomes,newbusinessopportunitiesandimprovedworkingenvironments.Socially,greenjobshadbeencreated,employeeshadimprovedskillsandoccupationalhealthandsafetystandardshadbeenmet.Environmentally,therehadbeensignificantimplementationofthethree“Rs”(reduce,reuseandrecycle),aswellasimplementationofwastemanagementpolicies.

Notably,65percentofMSMEsreportedthatnewjobshadbeencreatedduringtheimplementationperiod.Thee-wastesubsectorreporteda70percentincreaseinthenumberofstaff,whichwasattributedtonewproductionprocessesandproducts.

Ms.Wachira recommended providing an enabling environment for the enterprises in the sector, including throughpromotingstrategicpartnershipsandcollaborations,increasingpubliceducationandawareness,supportingsustainablemarketsandtradeforgreenproductsanddevelopinggreenfinancingmechanismsfortheintegratedwastesector.

SESSION 3: PANEL DISCUSSION: WASTE AS A RESOURCE – SOME GOOD PRACTICES

MODERATOR: MR. BERNARD YAO KOFFI, HEAD, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE DIVISION, ECOWAS COMMISSION

The session highlighted interesting examples of good practices in green business and sustainable consumption andproductionfromselectedenterprisesintheregion.

1. TURNING E-WASTE INTO PROFIT: THE POTENTIAL OF LANDFILLS IN GHANA

Presenter: Ms. Vivian Ahiayibor, Managing Director, City Waste Recycling Limited, Ghana

Ms.Ahiayiborpresentedhowherenterpriseturnedwasteintoprofitthroughasustainablemodelforthecollection,segregationandprocessingofe-wastefromfridgesandbatteries.Shealsoexplainedhowtheenterprisehadclosedtheloopbetweencollectorsandbuyersofe-waste,notingthataddingvaluetowastegavethelocalcommunityanappreciationofthe“wastetowealth”concept.Theenterprisehadalsocreatedjobsforyoungpeople,whocollectedewastesafelyandgenerateincomebysellingthevariouscomponents.

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2. WASTE TO TREASURE: A CASE OF INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS IN UGANDA

Presenter: Mr. Philip Idro, Chief Executive Officer, Upland Rice Millers Co. Ltd., Uganda

Mr.Idroshowedhowtheindustrialsymbiosisprojecthadconvertedthelargeamountsofricehusksgeneratedbyhiscompanyintoaresourceforothercompaniesthatusethericehusksasfuelinindustrialboilers.Thathadledtoanincreaseinincomefortheenterpriseduetoadecreaseinfuelcosts,from$16perMWfordieselto$4perMWforthericehusks.Ricehusks,onceanenvironmentalnuisanceforthecommunity,hadthusbeenturnedintoatreasure.

Thecompanyhadalsodiscoveredasecondrevenuestreamforthelocalfarmerswhosuppliedtherice,whentheyencouragedthemtousethericestalksasanimalfeed.Theadditionalrevenuestreamhadbecomeimportantforthefarmers,especiallyduringtheperiodsbetweenthethreericesellingseasonsinUganda.Theresultantmultipliereffecthadseenlocalfarmersincreasetheirrevenuesfromricefarming.

3. BEATING PLASTIC POLLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Presenter: Mr. Tshepo Mazibuko, Managing Director, K1 Recycling, South Africa

Mr.Mazibukodescribedhowhisenterprisehadgrownovertheyearsfromwastepickingtoowningawastecollectioncentreandplasticrecyclingplant.HedescribedthestrategicpartnershipsandcollaborationswithpartnersandtheGovernmentofSouthAfricathathadenabledhimtobuildhisbusiness.HealsohighlightedtheimportanceofbusinessskillsdevelopmentforMSMEstoenablethemtoturntheirwasteinitiativesintobusinessesthatbroughtinprofits.

Mr.Mazibukoexplainedhow,asayounggraduate,hehadbeenunabletofindajob,andhencehadturnedtowastepicking in2009.Despiteconsiderablechallenges,withhardwork,his companyhadgrown fromwastepicking tooperatingabuy-backcentrein2011,arecyclingplantin2013,andnowasizableplantinJohannesburg,withsupportfromtheGovernmentofSouthAfricasince2017.Thecompanygivesbacktothecommunitybycontinuouslyeducatingwastepickersduringcommunityfeedingprogrammesandgivingthemthefirstopportunitywhenanewjobopensup.Hisfirmhasgrownfromasingleemployeeto16permanentemployeesandover1,000suppliersinabout10years.

4. FROM WASTE TO ENERGY: BIOGAS IN GHANA

Presenter: Mr. Raymond Ategbi Okrofu, Country Manager, Safi Sana, Ghana

SafiSanahadunlockedthepotentialofbiogasasanenergysourcethroughapartnershipwiththelocalmunicipalauthority.Theenterprisehadidentifiedthegapsintheabilityofthelocalgovernmenttoconvertwastetoenergy,beingitslackofboththeexpertisetodevelopandrunthebiogassystemandthefinancialmeanstomaintainthesystem.Mr.OkrofuexplainedhowbiogastechnologyhadbeendevelopedinGhanainaninformalsettlementinthecityofAccraforenergytobesoldtothemaingrid.Hedescribedthechallengesencounteredbytheventure,includinginobtainingtherelevantpermitsandlicenses,aswellasfinancialconstraints.Notably,theenterprisehadbenefittedfromGhana’sRenewableEnergyActof2011,whichprovidedforaregulatedfeed-intariff,thusenablingthestateelectricitycompanytobuythepowergeneratedbytheenterprise.

SESSION 4: EXISTING CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

MODERATOR: MS. WILHELMINA QUAY, DIRECTOR, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, GHANA

Thesessionwasadialogueonemergingandexistingcirculareconomyandintegratedwastemanagementpracticesinthreeregions,Africa,AsiaandEurope,andincludedthreepresentationsoninternationalexperienceswiththecirculareconomyandintegratedwastemanagement.


From left: Session panellists Ms. Adeyemo Oluwabukola, Mr. Jens Nørgaard and Mr. Tingzheng Guo.Photo | SWITCH Africa Green

1. THE EUROPEAN UNION’S TRANSITION TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Presenter: Mr. Jens Nørgaard, SWITCH to Green facility, European Commission

Mr.NørgaardpresentedtheEuropeanUnion’sactionplanforimplementingthecirculareconomy,givingtheEuropeanUnionplasticsstrategyasanexample.HesaidthatthecirculareconomywascloselylinkedtotheachievementoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandexplainedtheavailablefinancingopportunities.Henotedthatthecirculareconomymodelwasveryattractivecomparedtotheintegratedwastemanagementmodel.

2. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF LAGOS

Presenter: Ms. Oluwabukola Adeyemo, Head of Legal and Advisory Services, Lagos Waste Management Authority

Ms.Adeyemoemphasizedtheimportanceofworkinginpartnershipthroughpublic-privatepartnershipstosolvethewasteproblemsinthecity.VariouswastesegregationinitiativesbythemunicipalityofLagoswerehighlighted,alongwithcapacity-buildingeffortsandchallenges.ShesuggestedthatsomeofthepracticesadoptedbyLagoscouldbereplicatedinothercitiesintheregion.

3. SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT MODELS FROM CHINA

Presenter: Mr. Tingzheng Guo, Director, Department of Energy Conservation and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China

Mr.Guo described how, by transitioning to green industries through the tax regime and promotion of industrialsymbiosistoreducewaste,someindustrialparkshadattainedzero-wastestatus.AcatalogueonindustrialsymbiosistechnologieshadbeenhelpfulineffortstoscaleupindustrialsymbiosisinChina.


SESSION 5: REVIEW OF THE REGIONAL SECTOR REPORT ON INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT: FOCUS ON GREEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

MODERATOR: MR. PATRICK MWESIGYE, REGIONAL COORDINATOR, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY, UNEP

Aclosed-doorsessionwasheldforthepeerreviewoftheSWITCHAfricaGreenRegionalSectorReportonIntegratedWasteManagement:FocusonGreenBusinessDevelopment.Panellistsforthesessionwere:

X Reviewer 1:Mr.PercyC.Onianwa,BaselConventionCoordinatingCentrefortheAfricanRegion,UniversityofIbadan,Nigeria

X Reviewer 2: Ms.SarahFeresu,UniversityofHarare,Zimbabwe

X Reviewer 3: Mr.RomanusOpiyo,StockholmEnvironmentInstituteAfricaCentre(viawrittencomments)

Itwas noted that the report documented very good results for the programme,whichwas inspiring, given that theprogramme had only been implemented over a four-year period. Comments included suggestions to restructure thereporttoreduceitslength,includethestepstakentoachievetheresultsandprovidemoredetailsinthemethodologysection.Afteradiscussionwiththeparticipants,includingthenationalfocalpointsandrepresentativesoftheEuropeanCommission’sSWITCHtoGreenfacilityandtheSWITCHAfricaGreensecretariat,itwasagreedthattherevisedreportwouldbecirculatedbytheendofJuly2019.

DAY 2

SESSION 6: PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS: CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

MODERATOR: MS. SARAH FERESU, UNIVERSITY OF HARARE, ZIMBABWE

Ms.Feresufirstgavearecapofthediscussionfromday1ofthemeetingandintroducedthegroupworkthatwouldformthebasisfordiscussiononday2.Theparticipantsthenbrokeintofiveparallelworkinggroupstodiscussthecreationofanenablingenvironmentforthecirculareconomyand integratedwastemanagement.Thegroupsdiscussedfinancingforenterprises in the sector; thecirculareconomyand integratedwastemanagementpolicies for local governments;technicalassistancemodelsforenterprisesinvolvedinwastemanagement;innovativesolutionsforturningwasteintobusinessopportunities;andgreenproductsfromwaste–sustainabletradeandmarkets.

Members of group 1 discussing financing for enterprises in the sector.Photo | SWITCH Africa Green


Members of group 4 discussing innovative solutions for turning waste to business opportunities.Photo | SWITCH Africa Green

A discussion among participants in group 5, on green products from waste – sustainable trade and markets.Photo | SWITCH Africa Green

SESSION 7: PLENARY DISCUSSIONS

MODERATOR: MR. LAMBERT FAABELUON, DIRECTOR, GHANA NATIONAL CLEANER PRODUCTION CENTRE

Duringthesession,thegroupsformedinsession6reportedtotheplenary,withtheirrecommendationspresentedbythegroupmoderators.

GROUP 1: FINANCING FOR ENTERPRISES IN THE SECTOR

MODERATOR: MR. CHARLES BOATENG, DEPUTY HEAD, PUBLIC SECTOR, ZENITH BANK GHANA

Recommendations and observations

X Public-privatepartnershipsarekeytoallowingtheprivatesectortobidforaspecificareaofwastemanagement,suchascollection,sorting,recovering,or,throughanassociation,recycling.

X Governmentscanprovideseedfundingtoenablesmall-scaleenterprisesandstart-upsinthesectortoeitherscaleuporreplicatesuccessfulinterventions.

X Fiscalapproaches,suchasincentives,leviesandmonitoring,shouldbeimplementedinaninnovativewaytoencourageinvestmentsinthesector.

X Sourcinggreenfundsfromfinancialinstitutions,includingtappingintointernationalgreenfundingsourcessuchastheGreenClimateFund, isencouraged,andcountriesshouldworkwithpartnerstodeveloptherelevantproposals.


X Countriesshouldpromotethe“polluterpays”principle,wherebycompaniesproducingplasticscontributetotheclean-upoftheirproducts.Policiescanbedevelopedtoensuresuccessfulimplementationoftheprinciple,evenincountrieswhereplasticsarenotproduced.

GROUP 2: CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

MODERATOR: MS. IRENE KAMUNGE, DIRECTOR, LEGAL SERVICES, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, KENYA


X Thereisaneedtoshiftcurrentpoliciesintheregion,whichmainlydealwithwastedisposal.Africaneedspoliciesthatviewwasteasaresource.

X Environmentalmanagementiskeyinintegratedwastemanagement,astheimpactofwasteontheenvironmentisalarming.Countriesneedtolookbeyondtheeconomicandsocialattributesofwaste.

X Thereisaneedforlocaltaxincentivestopromotewasteinitiatives.Thefundsfromwastecollectionshouldbechannelledbackintothewastesector.

X Capacity-buildingonpoliciesandbestpracticesforthelocalcommunityarerequiredtoenhanceimplementationatthelocallevel.

X Public-privatepartnershipframeworkscanstrengthenintegratedwastemanagement(design-build-operate).Forinstance,localgovernmentscanlookforinnovativecorporatesocialresponsibilityopportunitiestosupportthewastesector.

X Thereisaneedforoverarchingregionalandnationalpoliciesthatmainstreamawaste-to-resourceapproach,basedonwhichlocalgovernmentscanaligninterventionsinthesector.

X Policiesneedtobeinformedbyresearchanddata,hencecountriesneedtocollectdataontheirwaste.

X Africashouldlooktodevelopgreenfinancingpoliciestosupportenterprisesinthesector.

GROUP 3: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MODELS FOR ENTERPRISES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

MODERATOR: MR. SHEPHERD MUCHURU, REGIONAL PROGRAMME OFFICER, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SADC SECRETARIAT

Recommendations

X Encourageresearchanddevelopmentinthesectortoimprovelocaltechnologyand/oracquiregreentechnologies.

X Createawarenessthroughcurriculumdevelopmentinschools,universitiesandtechnicalinstitutions.

X Governmentsshouldprovideessentialinfrastructuretosupportthewholevaluechain.

X MSMEs require partners to enhance their business development strategies through capacity-building andresourcemobilization.

X ThereisaneedtostrengthenNationalCleanerProductionCentrestoadvancesustainableconsumptionandproductioninthewastesector,createplatformstoprovidelinksbetweenwastestreamsandenhancewaste-sectornetworks.

X ThereisaneedtoengagebusinessauthoritiesinstrengtheningandfacilitatinggreenbusinessopportunitiesforMSMEsinthewastesector.


GROUP 4: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR TURNING WASTE INTO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MODERATOR: MR. JENS NØRGAARD, SWITCH TO GREEN FACILITY, EUROPEAN COMMISSION


X UseexistingMSMEnetworks,suchasassociationsandcooperatives,toaccessfinance.

X NationalCleanerProductionCentresareneededtoadvanceMSMEbusinessdevelopment.

X EstablishlocaltechnicalexpertiseonsustainableconsumptionandproductiontocontinuouslyassistMSMEs.

X Developlocalwastesegregationmechanismsinthecountries.

X Developweb-basedplatformstoencouragenetworkingbywasteMSMEs.

X ImplementextendedproducerresponsibilitytoaddressthewastemanagementmenaceinAfrica.

GROUP 5: SUSTAINABLE TRADE AND MARKETS

MODERATOR: MR. ROBERT HAMWEY, ECONOMICS AFFAIRS OFFICER, UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT, GENEVA

Recommendations

X Developenablingpoliciesandincentivessuchastaxholidaysforgreenproducts.

X Supporttheformationofassociationsofproducersofgreenproducts.

X Enhancesustainablepublicprocurementpolicies.

X Developstandardsandcertificationforgreenproducts.

X Enhancevalueadditionthroughsustainablepackaging.

X Addressissuesofpricingandcostingofgreenproducts.

X Supportsocialmediatrendsinestablishingmarkets,especiallyforthegrowingmiddleclassinAfrica.

X Conductresearchonnewproductlinesandpreferences.

X Produceacatalogueofinformationongreenproductstocreateawareness.

X Supportpatentingforgreenproducts;forexample,provideWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganizationassistanceforinnovatorsandentrepreneurs.

SESSION 8: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

MODERATOR: MR. ROBERT WABUNOHA, REGIONAL COORDINATOR, ENVIRONMENT GOVERNANCE, UNEP

Thelastsessionofthemeetingwasapaneldiscussiononpolicyrecommendationsforanenablingenvironmentforthecirculareconomyandintegratedwastemanagementfromaregionalperspective.ThepanellistswereMr.Faabeluon,Mr.Koffi,Mr.Muchuru,Mr.BecquetPolycarpeBationo,DirectorofthePromotionofEntrepreneurshipandGreenInvestments,MinistryoftheEnvironmentoftheGreenEconomyandClimateChange,BurkinaFaso,andMr. HezekiahOkeyo,Director,MinistryofIndustrializationandEnterpriseDevelopment,Kenya.

Noting that themeetinghadprovidedevidence that the transition towaste-as-moneywasunderway,Mr.FaabeluonexplainedthatinGhana,havingaweb-basedwastetradingplatformhadallowedforeffectivemanagementofwaste.Itwastime,hesaid,forAfricatodeveloppoliciesforthecollection,segregationandreuseofwaste,becausewithoutthat,upscalingcurrentwasteinitiativeswouldbeachallenge.


Inhisremarks,Mr.KoffisaidthatforGovernmentstoprioritizewasteintheirplansandpolicies,therehadtobevisibleevidenceoftheeconomic,social,healthandenvironmentalvalueofwaste.Suchevidencewouldensurethepoliticalwilltodevelopwastemanagementpolicies.Healsoreiteratedthatgreenfinancingpolicieswerekeytomakingprogressinthesector.Hestressedtheroleofregionaleconomiccommunitiesinwastemanagementandurgedstakeholderstochampionfreetradeagreementsforwasteinthecirculareconomychainbetweencountries.HepointedoutthatECOWAShadarenewableenergypolicythatprovidedanenablingenvironmentforpreferentialenergyratesintheregion.Significantly,therewasacalltoexpandthegoodpracticeofane-wastetradingplatforminGhanaintoaregionalplatformforECOWAS.

Mr.Okeyo remarked that itwastime tousescientificevidence todeveloppolicies,whichwashowwasteshouldbeprioritizednationally.Policiesonwastewereneededatfourlevels:household,municipal,nationalandregional.TheEastAfricanCommunitywasdevelopingapolicyframeworktoanchortheseven“Rs”(recycle,refuse,reduce,reuse,repair,regift,recover).Intermsofachievingsustainablemarkets,developmentofstandardsandcertificationsofgreenproductswaskey.Regulationsonthemovementofwaste,andinfrastructuresupportforwastecollectionandtransportation,werealsoimportant.

Mr.Muchuru reiterated thatAfrica currently had inadequatewaste policies. Programmes like SWITCHAfrica Greenprovidedjustificationforpoliciesbyshowcasingbestpractices inthesector.Partnershipswiththeprivatesectoralsoencouragedgreenbusinessopportunities.HenotedthatSADCwasdevelopinganintegratedrecyclingplan.

Mr.Bationospokeabouttheimportanceofdevelopingregionalprojectsonwastethatwouldraisetheprofileofthesectorandencouragewaste-to-wealthinitiativesinAfrica.

Conclusion and main recommendations for developing an enabling environment for the circular economy

and integrated waste management in Africa

Mr.Wabunohasummarizedtheoutcomesofthemeeting, includingthemainrecommendation,whichwasthatAfricashoulddeveloparegionalframeworkforintegratedwastegovernance,withafocusonregulatingtradeinwastewithincountriesandacrossborders, lookingatbarriers to trade inwasteand itsproductsandmaking recommendationsonhowtoaddressit.UNEPwaswillingtofollowuponthedevelopmentoftheregionalframeworktosupportanenablingenvironmentforthecirculareconomyandintegratedwastemanagementinAfrica.

Insummary,emphasiswasplacedonfourmainareas:capacity-buildingandawareness-raisingwithregardtothepotentialof thecirculareconomyand integratedwastemanagementpractices; improvedevidence, includingdatacollection inthesector,forinformeddecision-makingandforthedevelopmentofrelevantwastepoliciesandlegislation;leveragingof green financing and investment opportunities; and public-private partnerships to build robustwaste services and

infrastructure for tackling waste issues.

From left: Mr. Lambert Faabeluon, Mr. Robert Wabunoha, Mr. Bernard Yao Koffi, Mr. Shepherd Muchuru, Mr. Becquet Polycarpe Bationo and Mr. Hezekiah Okeyo.

Photo | SWITCH Africa Green


EXHIBITION SEGMENT

The exhibition segment showcased successful, innovative solutions for integrated waste management and highlighted the current

and potential strengths of green business in Africa. Various green products, mainly recycled and upcycled from industrial symbiosis,

were displayed.

Some of the of SWITCH Africa Green beneficiary enterprises showcasing waste as a resource during the exhibition segment of the meeting.


From left: Mr. Philip Idro, Mr. Tshepo Mazibuko, Ms. Susana Martins, Ms. Vivian Ahiayibor and Mr. Raymond Okrofu Ategbi.



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