Making Waste Work – A Toolkit
‘Making Waste Work: A Toolkit Community Waste Management in Low and Middle-Income Countries’ was commissioned by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management 2017/18 President Dr David Wilson and produced by WasteAid.
The step-by-step instructions for a range of recycling technologies have been illustrated by artist Susan Hatfield, creating an easy-to-follow format.
The toolkit and how-to guides are freely available to share for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons licence, and the guidance has been produced in mobile-friendly as well as print versions. In 2018 the toolkit was recognised by the International Solid Waste Association as one of the year’s top publications.
How-to guides
How to measure your waste
How to transform woody waste into fuel briquettes
How to convert organic waste into biogas
How to transform fish waste into animal feed
How to turn organic waste into compost
How to turn organic waste into compost using worms
How to prepare plastics to sell to market
How to transform plastic waste into paving tiles
How to turn mixed plastic waste and bottles into ecobricks
How to crochet film plastic into bags and mats
How to collect waste safely and efficiently
How to design and operate a basic waste disposal site
You can download all the how-to guides as a ZIP file. There are 2 versions – one for desktop use, and one for mobile devices.