WasteAid International - A New Charity showing the global waste's industrys' response to 3.5 billion with out basic WM services

1. Simon Penney
CEO WasteAid International
We connect vulnerable communities to
waste management resources and expertise
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#puttingwasteright w. wasteaid.org e. spenney@wasteaid.ca

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-mOKiJSdD0
CNN report on PCF (supporting organization in Manila)

3. The Problem…….
• 3+ billion with out access to basic waste management
services (D-Waste)
• Upto 60% of urban waste is uncollected in many
developing world countries (World Bank)
• Africa-Americans are 79% more likely to live in proximity
to industrial pollution (DS.org)
• 50% of North American Native Communities live in an
area with an uncontrolled dump site (DS.org)
• 80% of the children in the city of Guiyu in China, exhibit
respiratory distress, the significant e-waste recycling
that occurs in that city is thought to be a key causal
factor (PRB)
• That Zero Waste is still seen as aspirational
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4. About WasteAid
• Initial idea presented at 2008 ISWA
conference in Singapore
• Waste Industries Response
• LinkedIn group – Waste Management for
Development since 2010, currently +500
members
• WasteAid started working in 2013
• Social Media presence +6000 follows
• Board, Council of Reference, Membership
• Incorporating in UK and Canada initially
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6. Countries Where WasteAid is under development
WasteAid International, Vancouver Canada
Role is to coordinate and provide “corporate services”
National WasteAid Organizations
Role is to engage the waste management communities in those
Countries, identify fundraising and/or worthy projects and then
implement
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Canada
• Nigeria
• Kenya
• India (Partnership with Waste Warriors)
• Gambia
• Rwanda
Looking towards ( Interested to talk to anyone here!)
Philippines, China, Brazil or any other place!
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8. What are vulnerable communities?
• Can be anywhere
• Economically impoverished
• Experiencing ecological Injustice
• Socially deprived
• Isolated from expertise
• Struggling with long-term recovery post natural
or man made disaster
• Immediate disaster recovery (DWR)
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9. What resources and expertise?
• The global waste management industry
• Financial Support
• Training and Capacity Development
• Technical expertise
• Institutional and Business Development
• Equipment
• Networking and Virtual Support
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11. Game Plan
• Running pilot projects that can then be
rolled out on much larger scale
• Identify ways in which we can partner with
other organizations on much bigger
projects and work with others
• Tell the stories of the people involved
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12. Benefits to Communities
• Help to turn waste from threat into
opportunity, - Market Development (Zero
Waste)
• Increase awareness and knowledge within
communities affected by waste
• Build capacity and institutional strength to
deal with waste issues
• Improve environmental, social and economic
scenario within these communities
• Mitigate key risks posed by waste to these
communities
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13. Intended Projects (2014/2015)
• Twinning of Municipal Waste Departments
• NGO and Waste Conference, London (8th October – Broadcast)
• Environmental Radio Station (Kenya) 10 million
• Environmental Information hub (Kenya) which supports plastic recycling
businesses and other lifestyle projects – social enterprise
• Ganges Clean up and Community Support – Waste Warriors
• Distributing education materials to local networks (in partnership)
• Waste Picker work in Lagos
• Urban Poverty project Lagos
• Development of WasteAid Associate Scheme
• Free online database of Waste and Development projects around the
world
• Livelihood project in Kisumu Kenya
• Development of Waste Plastic Market in Kenya
• Telling the story via film
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14. Mike Webster, Chair of WAI, RWM Awards 15,000 GBP to
WasteAid – Panel Decision by leaders of the British WM industry
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15. Case Study
• River Ganges Clean Up and Community
Development
• Partnership with Waste Warriors India
• 1 KM stretch pilot
• Direct support from the PM India
• Work to clean up area, develop markets for
materials
• Then role out to full 2500 km
• Then develop model for other riverside
communities around the world
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16. Ways to get involved
• Financial Support
• Technical Support
• Project Sponsorship
• Staff Involvement and CPD
• Personal Membership
• Become a Fundraiser, Ambassador
• Become an Associate WasteAid Expert
• Council of Reference Member
• Corporate/Organizational Partnership
• Buy a T-Shirt!!!!!
• Sign up to our monthly e news letter
• Collect for us in your corporate office or get a
swear jar! Recycling waste language
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http://vimeo.com/75256781
A Message from Steve Lee
Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of
Wastes Management in the UK
Ray Georgeson MBE of the Resources
Association

18. THANKS FOR LISTENING
Simon Penney CEO
+1 604 557 8166
spenney@wasteaid.ca
www.wasteaid.org
@wasteaid Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
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