The Greater Lomé Autonomous District (DAGL) is banking on innovation to reduce the amount of household waste going to landfill sites in Greater Lomé, Togo. Interested entrepreneurs or companies have until 15 January 2024 to respond to the call for projects recently launched by the DAGL.
With 190,000 tonnes of household waste produced every year in the capital and its suburbs, the Greater Lomé Autonomous District (DAGl), the territorial entity covering the city of Lomé and its surrounding communes, is looking for recovery solutions to reduce the amount of waste transferred to the Aképé technical landfill centre, located around 20 km from Lomé city centre.
The call for projects, which closes on 15 January 2024, is open exclusively to young Togolese entrepreneurs and businesses. Applicants must have practical techniques for recycling organic waste into new products. Of the 110,000 tonnes of organic waste produced each year in Greater Lomé, the DAGL aims to recover 10,000 tonnes per year.
The DAGL also generates 40,000 tonnes of plastics out of the 190,000 tonnes of household waste produced annually in Greater Lomé. The local authority’s ambition is to recycle 1,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually. The same volume of glass waste will be recovered, out of 5,000 tonnes sent to landfill every year. At least 5,000 tonnes of metal waste will also be recovered, out of the 25,000 tonnes produced each year.
The DAGL’s specifications also call for the recovery of 1,000 tonnes of used paper and cardboard out of the 10,000 tonnes generated over 12 months. The recycled products will be sold to individuals and/or businesses in Togo. Each interested company will have to draw up a communication plan appropriate to its size, to highlight the action taken and the partnership with the DAGL. This initiative is being implemented as part of the third phase of the Lomé Urban Environmental Project (Peul III), which aims to improve solid waste management and support the governance of the DAGL. Peul III is financially supported by the French Development Agency (AFD).
Source: Afrik 21