Environmentalists launch campaign on solid waste management

Kyambogo University’s Department of Environmental Sciences has embarked on a campaign meant to raise awareness among the local communities about proper waste management. Working in partnership with other environmentalists, the department today participated in a general clean-up exercise at Ggaba Landing Site in Kampala. Today’s activities saw a number of environmental activists participate in activities such as plastic waste collection, general cleaning, and distribution of proper waste disposal material. Bruno Muhwezi, a Co-founder of Bricks Environment and Climate Hub Initiative, a non-profit youth-driven organization that promotes environmental sustainability and innovations, tells KFM that the campaign targets community transformation as well as improvement of the livelihoods of the local people. According to a recent study by Water Aid, solid waste is […]