Waste pipe polluting the environment. Image: Rapeepong Puttakumwong / Getty

Recovering resources from organic waste streams with the REVAMP tool

November 18, 2021
Written by: Daniel Ddiba
A new web-based platform, REVAMP tool, launched today, enables people to explore the resource recovery potential of urban organic waste streams in their local communities and cities.
Livestock rummaging for food remains in a dumpsite. Photo: Daniel Ddiba / SEI.

Exploring the circular economy potential of Naivasha’s organic waste

May 24, 2021
Written by: Kim Andersson, Daniel Ddiba, Lawrence Nzuve
Every day, Kenyan urban areas generate solid waste at the rate of 0.31 to 0.75 kg per person per day. Less than half of that waste is collected and...
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Bringing urban waste into the circular economy in Chía, Colombia

April 1, 2019
In Chía, Colombia, we used the REVAMP tool by collaborating with local stakeholders to crunch the data and calculate scenarios for change.