Course Catalogue

Practical training for waste leaders across the Global South

🚀 Building Our Library Together

We’re co-creating courses with waste managers from the Global South. Our first course launches Q4 2025, with more following throughout the year. Want to help shape what we build? Register your interest or volunteer to co-create.

🎯 Foundation Courses

Start here if you’re new to waste management or want to build core knowledge

Introduction to Waste Management in the Global South

Understanding waste systems, challenges, and opportunities in low-resource settings. Build the foundation for everything that follows. Launch: Q4 2025

Mapping Your Waste System

SEEKING CO-CREATOR

Learn to identify hotspots, track flows, and understand your baseline. Essential before making any improvements.

Health & Safety Essentials

Protecting workers and communities through proper safety practices, PPE, and risk management.

🚛 Collection & Infrastructure

Setting up reliable collection systems and choosing the right equipment

Centralised vs Decentralised Systems

Understanding when to process waste locally versus at central facilities, and how to balance both.

Choosing Affordable Waste Containers

Compare bins, sacks, and reused materials to find durable, low-cost options for your context.

Setting Up Door-to-Door Collection

Design simple, reliable household collection routes with tools you already have.

Organising Community Clean-ups

Plan and execute effective clean-up events that engage communities and deliver visible results.

🌱 Organic Waste Solutions

Turn food and garden waste into valuable resources

Food Waste Prevention & Redistribution

Capture surplus food before it becomes waste and channel it to people who need it.

Backpack Biogas: A Practical Guide

Turn food waste into portable cooking gas using low-tech biogas systems and storage.

Black Soldier Fly Systems for Beginners

Convert food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertiliser using simple BSF systems

Community Composting from Start to Finish

Build and manage compost systems that turn organics into soil amendment and income.

♻️ Recyclables & Plastics

Capture value from plastics, paper, and other recyclable materials

Handling Multi-Material Packaging

Deal with sachets, cartons, and laminates that can't be recycled conventionally.

Setting Up a Community Waste Bank

Let residents deposit recyclables for savings credits while keeping streets cleaner.

Know Your Plastics: Sorting for Value

Quick field tests to identify and grade plastics for maximum resale price.

Starting a Plastics Collection System

Fast, low-cost ways to capture household plastics and connect to markets.

💰 Financial Sustainability

Make your waste project financially viable and attractive to funders

Writing Winning Funding Proposals

Craft clear, outcome-focused proposals that unlock grants and investment.

Financing with Plastic Credits

Generate revenue by verifying plastic collection and proper treatment.

Unlocking Carbon Credits

Turn emission reductions into tradeable assets and extra project income.

Setting Fair Household Fees

Calculate and collect affordable fees that cover costs without scaring residents.

Creating Low-Cost Starter Budgets

Build realistic six-month budgets that prove impact without breaking the bank.

📋 Systems & Planning

Strategic planning for long-term success and scale

Measuring Social & Environmental Impact

Track the numbers that prove your project delivers real benefits.

Long-Term Sustainability & Scale-Up

Keep projects running, ready to copy, and growing without donor fatigue.

Public-Private Partnerships for Waste

Structure win-win partnerships that share risks and maintain public oversight.

Writing a 3-Year Waste Action Plan

Create a unified roadmap that aligns departments, budgets, and stakeholders.