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Rent-A-Drum eyes Namibia’s first advanced hazardous waste facility
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 | Namibia-based waste management company Rent-A-Drum has announced plans to build the country’s first A-Class hazardous waste treatment and disposal plant. The Namwaste Management Facility, to be located near the mining town of Arandis in western- central of the country will be constructed at a cost of $11.5 million. |
The A-Class designation is Namibia’s highest-level hazardous waste facility, capable of safely handling the most dangerous and complex waste streams.
Namibia’s mining sector generates substantial hazardous waste, including arsenic dust, tailings and chemical residues.
Our take: Namibia is working hard to industrialise and does well to mind its waste… Read more (2 min)
 | For the third time in as many months, Southern African countries are leading recruitment in the circular economy sector. The region accounts for 14 of the 33 active roles, concentrated in South Africa, Zambia and Namibia. By country, South Africa dominates with 11 positions, spanning the full circular value chain. |
US-based development organisation TechnoServe has emerged as the largest recruiter, with seven active roles to support its Plastics Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP).
A key emerging trend is the rise of healthcare-related positions requiring circularity expertise, which now account for five active roles.
Job board: Explore the latest openings across Africa’s circular sector here (2 min)
 | A new report by environmental NGO GAIA highlights three innovative ways municipalities can curb methane emissions from organic waste. The toolkit points to vermicomposting, black soldier fly processing, and landfill biocovers, which, when combined with more common approaches like composting, could cut emissions by up to 95%. |
Methane is a short-lived but highly potent greenhouse gas, with a 20-year global warming potential 84 times that of CO₂, making its rapid reduction vital for near-term climate mitigation.
African cities generate large volumes of organic waste, often ending up in open dumps, producing significant methane emissions that threaten local air quality and contribute to rapid climate warming.
Our take: Key strategies could help transform Africa’s waste sector where rapid urbanisation coupled with limited waste infrastructure mean most organic waste still ends up in open dumps…Read more (2 min)
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A visitor at a wastewater recycling plant in Malacca, South Africa
Events
🗓️ Network at the Africa International E-Waste Conference in Kenya (October 16)
🗓️ Participate in the Nature and Circularity Week in South Africa (October 20)
🗓️ Sign up for the South Africa Circular Summit (October 23)
Various
📜 AU launches Continental Circular Economy Action Plan (2024–2034)
🏧 Polyco pays $1.9 million to communities and diverts 31/kg of waste from landfills
💶 Thychlof secures $27.5 million waste collection deal in Cameroon
🏭 New recycling centre in Nigeria targets 90 tonnes of waste annually
🚣 New technology removes 23 tonnes of waste from Cape Town rivers
📚 Kenya’s NEMA calls for inclusion of waste management in school curriculum
💹 E-Waste disposal market set to reach $179.49 billion by 2034
🏅 Sikili wins Clean Tech Award at AfricArena Climate Tech Summit 2025
❌ Opinion: Why Cameroon is not turning waste to energy as it thinks
🏥 Medical waste management market to reach $25 billion by 2034
Seen on LinkedIn
Enna U, founder of Uninhibited Development Solutions, says, “As long as waste management is seen as a free service, people building waste management organisations will always have to look for external funding to deal with the lack of paying customers.”