"The overlapping crises of our time present an opportunity to build more resilient cities by implementing zero waste models.
As African cities grapple with a growing waste crisis, waste-to-energy incineration is increasingly being promoted as a solution. This new report examines 15 waste-to-energy projects and proposals across 10 African countries, revealing the environmental, public health, and financial risks of pursuing incineration. And makes the case for prioritising zero waste solutions that address the root causes of the crisis rather than locking cities into decades of costly, polluting infrastructure.
This publication analyzed data from twenty incinerators and incinerator proposals worldwide, focusing on public debt and subsidies, climate and air pollution, toxic byproducts, and other common issues surrounding the industry– identifying key patterns that emerged regardless of regional contexts:
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