Oct 13, 2026 · 1 hr · 11 segments
«ቆሻሻን ሁልጊዜ ሰብስበን የምንጥለው ነገር ብቻ አድርገን ማየት የለብንም... ቆሻሻን በአገር ውስጥ ሰብስበን የምናቀነባብርበት እና ዋጋ የምንሰጥበት ስርአት ከገነባን፣ የንጽህና አጠባበቅ ችግሮችን ከመቅረፍ ባለፈ ንግድን፣ የሥራ እድሎችን እና እውነተኛ የኢኮኖሚ እሴትን መፍጠር እንችላለን።» ሲሉ **በርናርድ ሙሳባ፣…
Today, we're looking at something most of us see every day, but rarely think of it as an economic asset, which is waste.
It is the plastic bottle after the water is gone, the food that never reaches a plate, the cardboard box after a delivery, and the old electronic device that no longer switches on.
And for many cities, the first question is still how to collect it, where to put it, and how to keep it away from homes, rivers, and public spaces.
Poor waste collection affects public health, drainage, the environment and the dignity of people who live and work in the city.
But there is also another question, and it could change how African cities plan their future.
What if Part of the material being thrown away could be turned into electricity, fuel, compost, building materials, recovered plastics, new products, and paid work.
And this is not a claim that every piece of rubbish can become useful or that one machine can solve a city's waste problem.
Certain non-recyclable residual materials may be treated for energy recovery, but only Where the technology, emission controls, waste composition and operating costs make sense.
Collection, sorting, transport, processing, reliable electricity, markets for recovered materials, public rules.
And this is especially important in Africa, where cities are growing and young people need productive work.
A functioning circular economy can connect sanitation to manufacturing, energy to entrepreneurship, and environmental protection to local value creation.
The design has to match local conditions and the benefits have to reach the people already doing the work.
And across the continent, New plans and experiments are testing different parts of this idea.
West, the energy facility in Kumasi has been seeking an operator to turn a pilot.
Today, we're looking at something most of us see every day, but rarely think of it as an economic asset, which is waste.
It is the plastic bottle after the water is gone, the food that never reaches a plate, the cardboard box after a delivery, and the old electronic device that no longer switches on.
And for many cities, the first question is still how to collect it, where to put it, and how to keep it away from homes, rivers, and public spaces.
Poor waste collection affects public health, drainage, the environment and the dignity of people who live and work in the city.
But there is also another question, and it could change how African cities plan their future.
What if Part of the material being thrown away could be turned into electricity, fuel, compost, building materials, recovered plastics, new products, and paid work.
And this is not a claim that every piece of rubbish can become useful or that one machine can solve a city's waste problem.
Certain non-recyclable residual materials may be treated for energy recovery, but only Where the technology, emission controls, waste composition and operating costs make sense.
Collection, sorting, transport, processing, reliable electricity, markets for recovered materials, public rules.
And this is especially important in Africa, where cities are growing and young people need productive work.
A functioning circular economy can connect sanitation to manufacturing, energy to entrepreneurship, and environmental protection to local value creation.
The design has to match local conditions and the benefits have to reach the people already doing the work.
And across the continent, New plans and experiments are testing different parts of this idea.
West, the energy facility in Kumasi has been seeking an operator to turn a pilot.
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