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Bhutan’s ‘trash guy’
Every little bit counts (Photos: Aletta André)
Karma is proud of being known as the trash guy (Photo: Aletta André)
Karma has received numerous awards for his entrepreneurship and activism (Photo: Aletta André)
Liberia’s first recycling center
James’ biggest hope is to empower the people in his community. One way he is doing that is by running a recycling an compost center in Monrovia, Liberia. He provides jobs with a purpose – and helps keep the city cleaner.
Listen to the report by Tamasin Ford:
Liberia's first waste segregation and recycling center
James in the warehouse of the Green Center with sacks of plastic, cans and scrap metal ready for recycling
James and his workers make compost out of the leftover food from the market women
James weighs a bag of scrap metal to determine how much to pay the customer
Comments deactivated India’s ‘Paperman’ recycles waste to fund education for girls
A year ago, 23-year-old Mathew Jose found out that only 20 percent of the waste generated in India is recycled. This was despite the unique system of door-to-door rag-pickers in India who buy waste from households and sell it to recyclers at a higher price. This inspired Mathew to start a recycling revolution by reviving the unorganized sector of rag-pickers – and raise funds through recycling, too.
Mathew’s passion and faith in his cause is contagious, and that’s plain to see at all his campaigns. But Mathew is quick to insist that the real hero is the movement itself, and the ones who make it all possible – the rag-pickers.
Listen to Pia Chandavarkar’s report:
India’s Paperman recycles waste to fund education for girls
Mathew Jose, right was inspired by the scrap dealers and rag-pickers in India, who, according to him, are the ones who make recycling happen in India.
Mathew believes that waste has life, and waste can change lives. That is why he founded the organisation Paperman in July 2010.
Scrap dealer Kishan Murthy with his little daughter at his shop
Mathew conducts awareness campaigns in schools and residential areas in Chennai. Here, he talks to some students and teachers at a school.
Comments deactivated Turning trash into treasure
It’s a dirty but lucrative business. Solomon Tetteh works in the waste processing sector in Accra. He holds a university degree, but Solomon was not able to find a job. At first, his friends were not really supportive when he dreamed about building up his own business. Now, a year later, he is not only self-employed, he has also managed to create jobs for several garbage men, giving them the opportunity to support their families. Solomon also promotes environmental awareness in Ghana by distributing free garbage cans in schools. He wants young people to learn early how to separate garbage and leave the land clean.
Turning trash into treasure with a new business initiative
Solomen Tetteh has a knack of turning trash into treasure
Vist onmedia.dw.com/english to see Richard Ocloo, Janehin Stephen and Bazuaye Darryl’s video report about Solomon.
Comments deactivated Berlin ‘upcycler’ turns trash into treasures
Used teabags become necklaces and empty tetra paks turn into shower curtains. Julia Vernersson encourages others to think differently about waste by making useful – and beautiful – everyday objects out of it.
See some of Julia’s work here.
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