{"id":7331,"date":"2023-05-25T09:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T09:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.circularactionhub.org\/?p=7331"},"modified":"2023-05-25T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T09:21:10","slug":"digitising-the-waste-supply-chain-in-mozambique-angola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.circularactionhub.org\/digitising-the-waste-supply-chain-in-mozambique-angola\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitising the waste supply chain in Mozambique &#038; Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/circular-action.com\/kolekt\">KOLEKT app<\/a>\u00a0is now in the hands of various different types of users in Mozambique and Angola, as part of the first phase of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bvrio.org\/digital-waste-africa\/\">study and pilot project<\/a>\u00a0to establish if a digital waste management solution could improve waste collection and recycling in Southern Africa.<\/p>\n<p>During March and April,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/circular-action.com\/\">Circular Action<\/a>\u00a0Director, Thierry Sanders, visited the countries to begin the trials, and to establish a chain of end-to-end users. The users include informal waste pickers, community recycling points, businesses such as restaurants and even a church, who are now using the free app to advertise the different types of waste they have collected. Buyers, which include recyclers and exporters, are now using KOLEKT to both respond to sellers\u2019 offers, and to also advertise what they want to buy, and the price they are willing to pay. The app has instantly brought transparency to the trading of waste, making supply and demand visible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response to the app by both sellers and buyers has been overall very positive, despite requiring a change in their practices. Sellers were quick to see how they could increase their income, or in the case of the church, to create an additional revenue stream through the sale of donated waste, and they were keen to participate. For one of the buyers, a recycler, the app offers an easy way to identify and secure new sources of the HDPE plastic they want, and to better monitor the buying and selling of plastics by their field team.\u201d Thierry Sanders commented.<\/p>\n<p>Both countries have an acute lack of recycling infrastructure and underfunded municipal waste collection, in Mozambique less than 2% of solid waste is recycled or composted.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu-africa-rise.com\/\">European Union Africa RISE<\/a>\u00a0(Reform for Investment and Sustainable Economies) programme, Circular Action is working with the National Waste Agency [NWA] Angola and AMOR Mozambique. The project started in March 2023 in Mozambique, followed by Angola in April, and it is expected that both pilots will be completed by early July. Learnings will then be shared with other countries in the Southern African (SADC) region.<\/p>\n<p>AMOR\u2019s Founder Stephane Temperman said, \u201cI am so convinced by an app like KOLEKT for the circular economy, that I have hired a team of five staff to roll it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither country has Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation in place yet, but they are exploring the benefits and complexities of an EPR regulation in the coming years to help tackle the waste problem. While in Angola, Thierry Sanders, consulted with the Government outlining the impacts of EPR regulation over the next 10 years, providing insight into the potential costs and revenue generation for various different materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKOLEKT provides proof of purchase of recyclables. Registering the seller, buyer, GPS location and photos will help recyclers to certify their contribution.\u00a0Once independently audited, recyclers will be able to sell these certificates to the companies producing the waste, in order for them to comply with any new EPR legislation. These certificates are called \u2018plastic credits\u2019. This will make recycling more lucrative, thereby generating more demand for recyclable materials. It will be a boost for the circular economy.\u201d Said Thierry Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0KOLEKT app\u00a0is now in the hands of various different types of users in Mozambique and Angola, as part of the first phase of the\u00a0study and pilot project\u00a0to establish if a digital waste management solution could improve waste collection and recycling in Southern Africa. 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