Sensitise citizens on proper waste sorting - ICALI

THERE is need to sensitise citizens on how to sort recyclable waste and biogradable foods at household level before being thrown away and finally taken to the Chunga dumpsite, the Integrated Community Antilitter Initiative (ICALI) has said.

I&$LI &KairSerson Pascal Chikumbi observed that most recyclable waste and biogradable foods which could be which could be exchanged for money and utilised as comSosite manure resSectiYely was Eeing discarded. In an interview yesterday, Mr Chikumbi said this had contributed to the increased Sill uS of garEage at tKe &Kunga dumSsite

0r &KiNumEi said deYeloSing countries such as Rwanda were utilising tecKnology to seSarate waste at the source and that Zambia would follow suit.

³6eSarating recyclaEle waste at household and commercial leYel will actually KelS reduce tKe Siling uS of waste at tKe &Kunga dumSsite

It is unfortunate that most recyclable stuffs such as bottles which we throw away can be exchanged for money to comSanies wKo are interested to Euy,´ Ke said 5ecently, =amEia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) manager for corSorate affairs Irene &KiSili said tKe autKority Kad teamed uS with waste collectors to collect recyclable materials.

0s &KiSili e[Slained tKat tKe Waste Recyclers Association of Zambia (WRAZ) had organised themselves to ensure that waste SicNers were allowed to collect recyclable materials without difficulties 0s &KiSili e[Sressed KaSSiness tKat tKe waste collectors were comSlying with the directive that ZEMA had given them.

³:aste collectors KaYe Sut in Slace a system of safe regulation among themselves in which they have a self-monitoring system alongside tKeir local leadersKiS wKicK is a SositiYe moYe for us,´ 0s &KiSili said