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Socio-economic inclusion through plastic waste valorisation in Nabeul, Tunisia

  • ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE |
  • WASTE |
  • ENERGY |
  • CITY STRATEGIES & GOVERNANCE |
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
  • URBAN PLANNING |
  • MOBILITY |
  • INNOVATION |
  • CULTURE & IDENTITY |
  • SOCIAL RIGHTS

WASTE MANAGEMENT

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

COOP-VERD brought together the Municipality of Nabeul, civil society and informal waste-pickers in order to put in place an organised system of
separate plastic waste collection and valorisation, in 3 neighbourhoods, which created benefits for all actors.

Tags: Waste management, economic development, Mediterranean cities, Tunisia

Challenges addressed
  • Existence of a network of informal collectors of plastic waste in Nabeul, carrying out their activity in high risk and low socio-economic conditions.
  • Absence of a structured and environmentally friendly system of plastic waste separation and collection in the city of Nabeul.
  • Lack of societal appreciation of the potential of plastic waste valorization and of the role of informal collectors in the waste value chain.
Main objectives

Promote local employment through the promotion of the selective collection of household and similar waste.

 

  • Improvement in the collection of household waste through an optimized management of recyclable waste.
  • Promote legal and professional recognition of the activity of informal collectors.
  • Improvement of the hygiene, working and social conditions of informal collectors.
  • Valorization and recovery of recyclable waste, especially plastic, collected by informal collectors.
Facts

Project type                                                                                      Waste management


Promoter

Metropolitan Area of Barcelona in its capacity as General Secretariat of MedCities with the support of the City of Barcelona

Partners

Municipality of Nabeul
Association EcoTourisme Environment

Beneficiaries

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Start date                                                                                                        Dec. 2016- March 2018


Project description

COOP-VERD launched a pilot project in the city of Nabeul in order to promote recycling and green employment and to improve the working conditions of informal waste collectors (chiffonniers).

 

In the framework of the project, 48 containers for the separate collection of plastic bottles were placed in 3 neighbourhoods and a public Eco-Point was created. This was made available to the ETE+ Association for the collection, storage and manipulation of plastic bottles in the city centre in order to facilitate the work of the chiffonniers.

 

The Eco-Point improves the income and the working conditions of chiffoniers by reducing distance, avoiding intermediaries and taking into consideration the social criteria of the beneficiaries of the centre.

 

The collectors that participate in the project have received medical and social coverage and training on the risks related to their work, and are now working in appropriate hygienic conditions, benefiting from adequate uniforms and vaccination campaigns. In order to give added value to the plastic collected and thus improve the revenue of this activity, the green point was provided with a pressing machine to transform the plastic.

 

In parallel, COOP-VERD has launched a communication campaign targeting the residents of the pilot area in order to encourage the separation and recycling at source, as well as a participatory process for the installation of recycling points for plastic in other neighbourhoods.

Impact and results
  • Separate plastic waste collection system in 3 districts of Nabeul.
  • 48 plastic collection containers installed in the city.
  • 1 Eco-Point created for the transfer, pressing and storage of the collected plastic.
  • 18 tons of plastic recovered during the first 4 months of operation of the Eco-Point.
  • Improvement of the socio-economic and health and safety conditions of around 40 informal collectors through vaccination campaigns, training in health and safety at work, and provision of adequate equipment.
  • Wider recognition of informal collectors by citizens resulting from the more visible value of the work and its environmentally friendly character.
  • The establishment of a new recycling culture in the city of Nabeul, which transcends the neighborhoods directly involved in the project, and includes schools and some large generators of waste.

Publications & main documents

Plastic waste valorisation Nabeul

Reference images & videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6oSxzy3obUDgelx595gAQ
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