Rwanda: What Is Holding Back Sustainable Waste Management?

18 December 2013

Kigali prides itself as one of the cleanest cities with hardly any litter in sight; therefore it came as a bit of surprise to learn that only 25 per cent of solid waste generated in Kigali arrives at the designated dump site.

Going by the just-released report by Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA) on the state of the waste management, it's somewhat incredible as there is no sign of roadside mounds of garbage or in neighbourhoods, a permanent feature in many African countries.

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