Waste management is critical to environmental protection for future generations, and we have taken steps to encourage and teach young people about proper waste separation.
Some Environmental Clubs in schools are active and keen on learning more about waste management, which is our forte. These enthusiastic students requested bins from us and through our corporate social responsibility, we responded positively this week through generous donations.
The waste separation campaign on the younger generation comes against a backdrop of some local authorities struggling to manage waste, resulting in thousands of tonnes of uncollected garbage, and improperly disposed hazardous substances.
This was the situation even in Harare. The Pomona dumpsite was an eyesore and a damaged environment.
But when we took over the site, many things have changed – for the better.
Cutting-edge and innovative ways of waste management have been introduced in Zimbabwe, for the first time, by Geo Pomona Waste Management Pvt Ltd.
While the major waste management and waste-to-energy plant civil works are underway, we have not turned a blind eye to promoting and supporting eco-friendly initiatives in communities.
With the vision of clean environments stirred by our chief executive officer and executive chairman Mr Dilesh Nguwaya, we have embarked on a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme to ensure proper ways of waste management.
This week, we visited schools such as Vainona High School and St Michael’s Primary School in Harare, where we donated several bins to help the learners and educators sort the waste.
As part of keeping clean environments, the waste from the schools can be recycled and put to good use. This way, then there is no good reason for disposing of the waste in undesignated places.
The donation to the schools is part of our efforts to encourage and promote the young generation to learn and understand waste separation, sorting, and recycling.
It is estimated that out of about 7 billion tonnes of plastic waste, around 9% has been recycled while 12% was incinerated from the 1950s to 2018. This shows that there is a need for the implementation of good waste management projects.
And in our contribution to environmental protection, through our corporate social responsibility programme, we are promoting ways to reduce environmental damage and reduce landfill waste.
In recognition of our efforts to help in community development through various initiatives, we have been honoured with several awards.
