With the African continent recycling less than 11 percent of its waste, COP28 provided leaders on the African continent to consider integrated waste systems that include informal waste workers.
"For us to tackle the issue of waste, we really have to look at how we can have a more integrated system in place, which means we need to bring everybody along," she told a session on open burning of waste on the sideline of the summit.summit, Wandeler says it provided an opportunity for the African continent to think concretely about what it wants to achieve on climate issues.
The African Union set an ambitious target for African cities to recycle at least half of their waste by 2023, but many are still far from achieving this. Sam Dindi, director for training and community mobilization at Mazingira Yetu, a Kenyan-based environment organization, says if countries embrace a green and circular economy in which waste is reused, it has the potential to create job opportunities for the youth.
"Implementation of the policies is where the rubber meets the road. This is where we lack the political goodwill because perhaps implementing these policies is perceived to affect some businesses, policymakers, or other interested parties," Dindi told IPS. "At all levels, waste policies need to focus not only on environmental benefits but also on improving the lives of the poorest communities and workers. Their voices need to be heard in all key decision-making processes," reads the report.
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