Encouraging communities to clean up Malawi

PLASTIC WASTE IN MALAWI, AFRICA

Plastic waste in Africa is an enormous problem. Our Plastic Clean Up project supports our local community between Kande and Kachere to clean up their area by collecting litter. Nkhata Bay District has banned the use of single-use plastic bags which will make a huge difference in keeping rural areas clean.

Problems

Single-use plastic bags are regularly used at markets for produce and snacks
People discard them in the market when they have eaten snacks
Plastic bags do not biodegrade so rubbish just mounts up
Chickens and goats forage through the plastic to get to grass

Solutions

The central and local government banned single-use plastic bags
Locals are instucted to use baskets, material and newspaper to carry their produce home from markets
Community groups are running clean up campaigns

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SINGLE-USE BAGS HAVE NOW BEEN BANNED

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BAGS ARE TYPICALLY USED IN MARKETS

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AWARENESS TALKS TAKE PLACE AT SCHOOLS

Plastic Waste in Malawi, Africa

Achievements and Future Plans

We are working locally with community groups from Kande to Kachere to raise awareness and carry out litter clear ups. We have funded a public awareness campaign to cover the whole of Nkhata Bay District and we have provided rubbish bins at markets to encourage locals to responsibly dispose of waste. We aim to continue supporting community groups to make sure littering becomes a thing of the past. Now that the ban on single-use plastic has been introduced, we hope that market sites in particular will soon be much cleaner.

How We Work

We have three Litter Leaders who gather community groups of 10 people to discuss the litter problems in their villages. They create awareness campaigns that include theatrical performances which they enact at schools, the market and other locations. These community groups encourage their fellow villagers to come together to collect litter in an effort to clean up the environment.

$21 a month could help communities clean up their village

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TRAINING FOR MARKET TRADERS
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LOCALS ENCOURAGED TO USE SUSTAINABLE
ITEMS TO CARRY THEIR FOOD HOME

A HAPPY REBECCA WITH HER SHOPPING INCLUDING RECYCLING A BOTTLE FOR OIL

This project addresses the following Sustainable Development Goals:

12-responsible-consumption-and-production

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Encouraging communities to clean up Malawi

PLASTIC WASTE IN MALAWI, AFRICA

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Plastic Waste in Malawi, Africa

Achievements and Future Plans

How We Work

$21 a month could help communities clean up their village

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