Getting rid of trash in remote areas (Tanzania)

Hi guys,

Does anyone have any tips / advice for what to do with trash in areas that don't have a city trash service? On our property now, the locals are used to burying or burning the trash and obviously this isn't an option. Driving to a city dump is in theory doable, but not practical. Anyone have experience / ideas?

Hi Kellie;
The best you can do is sort your garbage (You may already)  Compost to garden, clean material to a small burn barrel at home, and all the non-burnable plastics and such you collect until you need to go to the town dump.
I am curious about what the town does with the trash.  Bury it?  Burn it?

Over the years I have developed a plan.

I compost what I can, but what I can, etc.

Three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. And the other 4thR: Rethink your every purchase in terms of zero-waste, considering how it will finally be disposed. Repair broken appliances, electronics and other items instead of tossing them into landfill trash. Repurpose or upcycle by transforming the old into new, usable objects.

This thread might offer some suggestions:

https://permies.com/t/58146/Pioneers-Modern-Homestead-Trash

Hi Kellie,

I work with a nonprofit called Waste Free 23' which started a little over a year ago in Nairobi. The goal of Waste Free 23' is to support and teach communities how to efficiently manage their waste to conserve natural resources, repurpose "waste" into valuable products, eliminate trucking dumping and burning of waste, and create full-time jobs within communities.

Using a heat press and molds you can melt PE/Soft plastics without fire or smoke and create sellable products like bowls, bins, and more! If we can spread these circular recycling methods worldwide we can eliminate waste for good.

So far we've helped over 10,000 homes become waste-free and have created nearly 4,000 jobs for communities.

The website contains several guides on how to get started yourself and if you're interested you should send us an Email!

Check out our website: https://wastefree23.org