Waste Management and Recycling in Bangladesh

UNDP is co-sponsoring the Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST) Showcase which is running parallel to the 9th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum 2006 in Dubai. One of the projects that is being showcased is Waste Concern. Waste Concern has won
the 2002 Race Against Poverty Award from the United Nations, an Outstanding Social Entrepeneurs 2003 Award from the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, and the Global 2003 Tech Museum Award.

In 1995, Waste Concern caught the attention of UNDP, and it provided assistance to help build the first organic waste-processing centre in Dhaka.

With the support of UNDP and the government, Waste Concern replicated similar systems in four other poor communities around the capital by 1998.

Since then, the organization has been able to expand its capacity in many areas and has developed a CDM project. The CDM Executive Board in its 21st meeting approved the methodology on Avoided Emissions from Organic Waste Composting ( AM 0025) prepared by World Wide Recycling of Netherlands and Waste Concern of Bangladesh

Waste Concern aims to:

• Improve the environment by promoting waste recycling activities in the country
• Conduct research, experiments on solid waste management, recycling, clinical
  and hazardous waste management, waste water treatment and organic farming
• Develop community-private sector-municipal partnership for improvement of
  urban environment
• Create job opportunities by promoting recycling of waste

More information at:
http://www.wasteconcern.org