THAMANI RECYCLERS PROJECT

PAPER COLLECTION BIN

TRANSPORTING PAPER TRASH

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SOME OF DECORS FROM RECYCLED PAPERS

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THAMANI Recyclers   is an incentive based and innovative social business that offers waste management solutions and recycling. The project deals with collection and processing of  a range of recyclables including all types of waste papers, plastics waste, grass and metal scraps. The project aims at providing a range of plastic waste solution under the fromtrashtocash initiatives.

The idea of establishing the trash to cash project came into our minds after the Environment club made an Environmental situational analysis (ESA) in these areas beginning from our school premises. In the ESA results it was shown that there is a large increase in level of trash  especially plastics we generate and that we are unable to manage it in many parts of the world especially our towns and cities. Most of us throw out trash and then forget about it.

A study of Tanzania’s scrap recycling business by Van de Brink and Szrimai’s showed that the country has a huge surplus of scrap and the players in the booming industry are not capable of utilizing all scrap.

Tanzania still needs to mobilize more initiatives and other stakeholders to take charge in launching recycling campaigns and initiatives.

ž It is true and beyond doubt that modern lifestyles produce huge amounts of waste. Yet trash is also valuable and filled with opportunities. Trash is cash if we manage it well. Therefore the project focuses on making other people  aware that people make cash from recycling. And we aim at changing the throw away attitude to recycle and use attitudes.

THAMANI RECYCLERS has been innovated as part of our environmental conservation and management programme.

Plastic bottles have recently increased in number and are scattered almost everywhere.

THAMANI recyclers’ aim is to become the leading waste management solution and Recycling committed to the environment and majorly dealing with collection and processing of wastes.

 THAMANI Recyclers is a global goal initiatives aimed at solving both waste, Income and employment problems challenges especially in rural Tanzania. It is an initiative with the objective that contributing on sustainable development goals 8, 11, 13 14 15 ad 17.

The initiative run programs and projects that unlock the potentials hidden in all generated solid wastes.

As part of our scope we are working to discover and promote innovation and initiatives in the area of waste management.

WASTES AND THEIR EFFECTS:

·       Observation 1: Stagnant water which creates perfect conditions for bacteria and parasites to thrive along with mosquitoes. These mosquitoes bring malaria and dengue fever when they lay their larvae in still water, as both are infectious diseases caused by parasites from mosquito bite.

·       Malaria is one of the most common causes of death in Tanzania. It is important to have water drainage systems that are not clogged up with trash or else mosquitoes will breed

·       Observation 2: Burning trash: poisonous chemicals are released into the air when trash is burnt and is particularly harmful to our health. These chemicals can increase the risk of heart diseases, lead to breathing difficulties, with diseases such as asthma; cause rashes, nausea, or headaches, damage to the nervous systems, kidneys or live. Because of their small size, children are at greater risk than adults.

·       Observation 3: HEALTH CARE WASTES: Many hospitals and clinics in Tanzania today lack working incinerators (big ovens where waste is burning at very high temperatures) instead trash is thrown outside or buried. People therefore can come into a contact with that waste, such as used syringes, body parts and fluids or medicines. This is dangerous because of the risk of catching infectious diseases or poisoning from harmful chemicals or medicines.

·       Observation 4: Waste from garbage dumps: Low birth weight and abnormalities in babies along with cancer have been linked to people living close to garbage dumps. This is due to chemicals found in poisonous waste. Creatures like flies, rats and others that are attracted by the trash lying around spread fatal infectious diseases. Those people who are living close to a garbage dump or where the water is polluted are especially at risk

ž Final remarks: WASTE IS OUR NUMBER ONE ENERMY.  Infectious diseases caused by trash account for 60% of all patients in our hospitals. We must deal with wastes as they are produced.

· Trash is valuable. Plenty of materials that we usually throw away can be recycled or used again. Trash is cash if we manage it well.

 We want to make trash count in our areas by transforming waste into value. By doing so we shall conserve the environment, create job opportunities, generate income and improve the community health.