How Biffa are getting involved
Without positive intervention environmental and public health issues will inevitably get worse. That’s why we’re joining forces with WasteAid, offering our time, expertise, position and funding to help communities to address local waste issues, no matter how small and tackle the everyday challenges created by a lack of waste management.
Our donation to WasteAid will enable the charity to grow and develop their infrastructure to support further projects. In addition we hope to raise more money through Biffa employee fundraising and potentially with our suppliers and customers. Ultimately Biffa’s aim is to help WasteAid highlight global waste issues, support them in finding and implementing solutions whilst improving communities and lives.
Make a single or regular donation to WasteAid and support global waste solutions.
Over the next few months, we will be numerous ways people can get involved from charity giving through their pay to sponsored events such as the Walk for WasteAid in Manchester on 6th July.
WasteAid’s current projects
Biffa have already supplied vital personal protection equipment (PPE) including safety boots, high visibility clothing, face masks, and litter pickers to an existing WasteAid project in Gambia. The project will create green jobs and turn ocean-bound plastic waste into durable paving tiles.
In April 2019, Biffa’s Business Director, Dean Willett will be heading out to Lake Naivasha in Kenya to offer advice on how Biffa can help support on waste challenges. Many of the local community grow flowers for the European market and have an average income of $2 per day. There is currently no system in place to collect or process solid waste, therefore the objective of this project is to collect, manage and recycle waste to provide a cleaner environment for people to work in. Check back for updates on Dean’s progress!
