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Circular Economy

News • December 17, 2023

Waste to Resources: Improving Municipal Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Management in Rwanda

17 December 2023, Kigali, Rwanda – The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Rwanda initiated a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to strengthen cooperation and technology transfer between the two countries. […]

News • November 28, 2023

GGGI team conduct training on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Modeling and Accounting for Waste Sector

28 November -1 December 2023, Rubavu, Rwanda – The Waste to Resource Project : Improving Municipal Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Management in Rwanda led by the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Rwanda and funded by the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, […]

News • October 14, 2023

Rwanda celebrates E-waste Day 2023 through an e-waste awareness drive

Saturday 14th October , Kigali, Rwanda – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), The Rwanda Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT,  and their  esteemed partners organized a  E-waste Awareness Roadshow at one of Kigali’s busiest markets Kimironko Market, to celebrate the 2023 International E-waste Day. This event was dedicated to sensitizing the public on sustainable […]

News • August 22, 2023

High-level visit to the Tivaouane Feacal Sludge treatment plant in Senegal with the Luxemburg cooperation, Senegal

On July 13, 2023 – GGGI arranged a high-level visit to Tivaouane in Senegal for the Luxemburg cooperation delegation to inspect the newly rehabilitated and equipped Feacal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP).  The upgraded FSTP is important because it will improve the city’s sanitation services along the entire value chain and develop the valorization of by-products to create green […]

News • July 31, 2023

Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment (WEEE) handover ceremony, Dakar Senegal

Dakar, Senegal. June 27, 2023 – GGGI provided equipment to help enhance the electronic dismantling capacity of the national IT company Société Sénégal Numérique S.A (SENUM) as part of the project called Green Secondary Cities Wastewater, Solid Wastes, and WEEE Management through Sustainable Business Models for Recycling and Valorization in Senegal. The project, funded by […]

News • July 30, 2023

GGGI Hosts the E-Waste Training for district officers as part of the Waste to Resource Project

On 26 June and 31 July 2023, Kigali Rwanda. GGGI in partnership MINICT, RURA, R-COOL, GIZ and EnviroServe carried out a training workshop to District Officials working in Environment and Health and Sanitation officers from sector level with an aim to improve E-waste collection and proper treatment in the City of Kigali and Secondary Cities. […]

News • June 2, 2023

Circular Economy in Cities: Best Practices from Sweden, Korea, and GGGI

Seoul, South Korea; June 02, 2023 — Globally, 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and 50% of global waste emanate from cities. At the same time cities demand almost two-thirds of global energy produced. The circular economy can provide a policy response to cope with the above challenges, as a driver for economic growth, jobs, and […]

News • March 29, 2023

Waste to Resource Project Training in Luxembourg

11- 18 March , Luxembourg , with a delegation of 2o representatives from Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA); Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICTI) ;City of Kigali (CoK) ;Rwanda Development Board (RDB);Ministry of Environment (MoE) ;Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA);Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) ;Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) ;Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) ;Gender Monitoring Office […]

News • March 22, 2023

MOECC and GGGI Qatar Organize capacity building and stakeholder consultation workshop on the State of Circular Economy in Qatar

On March 20 & 21, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) and the Qatar office of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) organized a two-day capacity building and stakeholder consultation workshop in Doha on the “State of Circular Economy in Qatar”. It convened ~50 officials from relevant government ministries, large and small private […]

News • March 15, 2023

GGGI launches the Waste to Resource Project National 6 month E-waste Awareness Campaign

25 March 2023 , Kigali, Rwanda. The Government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, has joined hands with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Rwanda Cooling Initiative and EnviroServe Rwanda have put together a national awareness campaign themed: “Proper E-waste Disposal for a Healthier Future”.  The 6 month campaign is part of […]

News • June 16, 2022

Government of Rwanda and GGGI Sign and endorse the new 2021-2025 Rwanda Country Planning Framework (CPF)

On 13 May, Kigali , Rwanda the Minister of State , Ministry of Infrastructure  Eng Patricie Uwase  and the GGGI Rwanda Country Representative Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya have officially endorsed & signed the new five year 2021-2025 Rwanda Country Planning Framework (CPF).  The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) would like to thank all the stakeholders and […]

News • June 8, 2022

Workshop report on effective municipal solid waste management in City of Kigali

30-31 May 2022, Kigali,  Rwanda the Global Green Growth Institute conducted a two days’ workshop at M Hotel on effective municipal solid waste management services in the City of Kigali from 30 to 31 May 2022. The workshop was attended private companies with business spanning across value chain of municipal waste management in the City […]

News • May 3, 2022

Training Workshop on Sustainable Waste Management for Building Managers in Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda from 20-21st April , 2022 the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with COPED, a leading waste management company operating in Rwanda since 1999, conducted a two days’ workshop on Sustainable Waste Management and greening concept for building managers of hotels, commercial buildings and public office buildings. This workshop part of the […]

News • May 3, 2022

Rwanda Plastic Waste Web Portal Launch

30th March, Kigali Rwanda the Global Green Growth Institute in collaboration with Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)  and Save The Environment Initiative (SEI) officially launched the Plastic Waste Web portal , the hybrid event took place at the newly renovated Norrsken House. The event was attended by different […]

News • March 24, 2022

Grand opening of Integrated Resource Recovery Center (IRRC) and handover ceremony of electric waste collection trucks held in Vientiane Capital

March 23, 2022. Vientiane, Lao PDR. The grand opening of the Integrated Resource Recovery Center (IRRC), the first city government -led facility to process organic waste from municipal waste, and handover ceremony of electric waste collection trucks were held on 23 March 2022, marking a great milestone for waste-to resource initiatives in the capital city […]

News • March 21, 2022

GGGI organizes Waste to Resource Project Study Tour Training in Nairobi for Rwanda Officials

7-11 March 2022, Nairobi , Kenya .The Government of Rwanda vision is to transform the country into a knowledge-based economy, to reach upper middle-income status by 2035 and to become a high-income country by 2050. To align with such aspirations, there is an urgent need to move to more sustainable Solid Waste Management (SMW) which […]

News • December 2, 2021

Touba Local Operators site visit to Plastic Recycling Units

As part of the plastic waste management component in the city of Touba, local operators recently trained on the development of a business plan for the creation of a plastic unit visited plastic recycling units in Senegal. The purpose of the visit was to allow local actors in Touba to see the plastic recycling industry […]

News • November 9, 2021

High level Meeting on the Cleaner Production and Climate Innovation Center (CPCIC)

Kigali, Rwanda ,the High Level Business Meeting on increasing industrial profitability and driving the Circular Economy agenda in Rwanda was lead by National Industrial Research & Development Agency (NIRDA) of Rwanda and Rwanda Cleaner Production and Climate Innovation Centre. supported by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Rwanda and Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)  through […]

News • March 22, 2021

GGGI Peru brings together political parties to discuss green jobs and COVID recovery

Lima, March 19, 2021. This week, with the support of the International Labor Organization – ILO and the United Nations in Peru, GGGI held an online event to discuss green jobs in the context of COVID recovery, the opportunities they offer, and to facilitate a conversation between the representatives of the political parties Fuerza Popular, […]

News • September 2, 2020

Rwandan Circular Economy business model selected to compete globally in the 2020 Greenpreneurs Program

Youth entrepreneurship and engagement are critical to the long-term sustainability of green growth. As part of ongoing work in Rwanda, GGGI works to support and amplify the initiatives of young, emerging leaders combining climate action and sustainable business models to develop new products and services. Since establishing the Rwanda Country office in 2015, GGGI has […]