Rwanda: How New Project Seeks to Turn Trash Into Cash

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For most people, garbage is useless; something of no value. However, this thinking could soon change after local rubbish collectors and the City of Kigali unveiled a project, where they will buy all city rubbish from small scale collectors and individuals.

Under the smart village programme, Company for Protection of Environment Development (COPED) will effective next month start paying Rwf50 for every kilogramme of rubbish delivered at its different centres across the city, Paulin Buregeya, the chief executive officer, said.

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