In response to the growing insalubrity in the streets of Dakar, an investment should enable the installation of 29 waste collection points in the Senegalese capital.
The Senegalese authorities want to move from words to deeds in the field of sanitation. The Promoged project to promote the integrated management and economy of solid waste is announcing the delivery of 29 solid waste collection points in Dakar by the end of August 2023. The sites, which will be set up in a number of neighbourhoods plagued by insalubrity, will make it easier to transport household waste to the dedicated treatment centres.
“All that remains is some finishing work. Each facility will bear a name that reflects the history and reality of the beneficiary area, and will generate three jobs, particularly for young people,” promises Ibrahima Diagne. According to the director of Promoged, 34 other collection points will be delivered from September 2023, bringing the total number of sites in this first phase to 63. The Senegalese government is investing 70 million CFA francs (1.1 million euros) in the construction of “more than 250 standardised collection points in seven regions”.
According to official figures, Senegal generates 7,000 tonnes of waste every day. The aim of these local facilities is to encourage people to adopt better waste management practices, since food waste and sewage sludge that is thrown away end up polluting their environment.
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This is just one of many projects in the land of Teranga, where the government launched the Brigade de Proximité de la Propreté (BIPRO) in the first half of this year. This initiative, implemented by the Société nationale de gestion intégrée des déchets (Sonaged), is intended to deploy 140 young people, 10 tricycles and 10 motor scooters “to transport the collected rubbish to the designated storage points”, according to the state-owned company.
Benoit-Ivan Wansi
