Our Bajaje’s are up and running.
A bajaje is an engine-powered tricycle that we have purchased for waste transportation. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to use them for a while, because of delays in acquiring number plates for them. But now the brand new number plates are fitted and our electric bajaje’s are already making plastic and paper waste transportation more efficient.
Since our latest update, the sales are increasing. The project has sold 141 bales of PET (5,630kg) for 64,745 Ethiopian Birr. This is a major development as it is a sign we’re achieving our goal: to create value for waste.
Important agreement signed.
We have also signed a market linkade agreement with Burayu Paper Recycling Company and companies in Shashemene. The agreement runs over three months and fetches a fair market price for the project’s waste at a maximum price of 11 Birr per kg and a minimum price of 9,5 Birr per kg.
Challenges.
We have foreseen issues with the low capacity of the project’s bajaje’s. We will look into this to assess what can be done. Due to various reasons, we haven’t been able to conduct our planned experience-sharing visits. Hopefully, we will be able to remedy this soon.
Around the corner.
We’re determined to keep increasing the amount of PET and paper collected. It’s also vital to increase sales of the collected waste material, and we’re working hard to achieve this. Lastly, it’s important to conduct the experience-sharing visits mentioned above. They serve to share knowledge, build trust and relations as well as raise awareness for the project and the overall challenge with plastic and paper pollution. And the solution, which is to collect and recycle as much as possible.