Repair & ReuseLagosComputer Village circular e-waste: LagosPut one device on the market: recycle one in Lagos In Computer Village, Lagos's electronics trading hub, traders collect end-of-life laptops and phones for professional recycling. GIZ piloted a “put one on the market, recycle one” model with Closing the Loop and local partners, buyers in the Global North fund proper recycling when new devices sell. The model is shared worldwide through the PREVENT Waste Alliance (GIZ secretariat). What you can do - Repair shops and traders: connect with programmes that pay for whole devices sent to certified recyclers instead of informal dismantling - European buyers: choose suppliers enrolled in compensation schemes for African e-waste fractions - Circular-economy groups: join PREVENT working groups on problematic e-waste fractions How it works Middlemen like Iliya Abba's warehouse in Computer Village ship intact devices to recyclers such as Hinckley in Lekki; PREVENT scales the financing model across countries. Why it matters Fair recycling needs fair finance, bonused take-back beats toxic backyard burning. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: GIZ Story Portal · Story: Taking recycling to another level · PREVENT Waste Alliance.e-wasteLagoscircular-economyPREVENTrecycling
Repair & ReuseMexico CityLess Plastic Guide: Oaxaca coastal hotels and fisheriesCut single-use plastic where tourism meets the Pacific On Oaxaca's Pacific coast, roughly two tonnes of plastic enter the sea daily where waste infrastructure is thin. GIZ (on behalf of the German Environment Ministry) works with municipalities, hotels, and fisheries through the Less Plastic Guide, practical alternatives to disposable products. Participating hotels cut plastic consumption by about one third; lessons feed Mexico's national circular-economy strategy. What you can do - Hoteliers and restaurants on the Oaxaca coast: request the Less Plastic Guide and audit single-use items room by room - Travellers: favour accommodations that publish plastic-reduction steps - Other coastal towns: replicate the tourism–fishery workshop model with your regional environment ministry How it works The guide lists swap-in products and awareness steps; PROCEP pilots improved separation and collection with local governments before plastic reaches rivers. Why it matters Tourism economies can shrink marine litter at the source, not only after beach clean-ups. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: GIZ Story Portal · Story: For clean coasts and healthy oceans · Project: Protecting Mexico's coastal regions.plasticOaxacatourismfisheriescircular-economy
