Using Waste As A Resource

To Imporve the Quality of Life

Clinton Climate Initiative

Where We Work

Climate Change and World Hunger

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Climate Change and World Hunger

Seasons appear to have shrunk in number and variety. Rainfall is more unpredictable, tending to be shorter in duration. Winds and storms are felt to have increased in strength. Unseasonal events such as storms, dense fogs and heavier rains are more common.

Solid Waste GHGs Methane is produced when organics decompose in anaerobic conditions Methane is a GHG than 23 times more potent than CO2 Composting organics virtually eliminates Methane emissions

Reducing GHGs and Solid Waste Management

1. Diverting Waste from Disposal Converting organics into compost Replacing raw materials with recyclables Using demolition debris for new construction projects

2. Converting Waste into Energy Capturing methane from landfills Creating biogas from organics Producing electricity through thermal waste to energy, gasification and plasma arc

Waste as a Resource Soil management in subSaharan Africa must be improved dramatically if we are to reduce poverty, feed growing populations and cope with the impact of climate change on agriculture.
-Dr. Nteranya Sanginga of CIAT

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Lagos, Nigeria

Waste as A Resource

Compost

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Waste as a Resource

Solid Waste and Sustainable Societies

Wasted Resources

Challenges
Identifying the informal recyclers Number of informal recyclers vs jobs Desire to work independently Decreased interest by service providers Funding