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Gabrielle Gede Manicaland Correspondent
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has urged the Government to modernise its waste management systems to allow for energy production. EMA’s provincial manager Mr Kingston Chitotombe said the waste management system does not have room to use waste for the development of new energy sources.
“There is need for tightening of the waste management system by first understanding the importance and necessity of separation of valuable waste from the waste disposed, recover and recycle, because not everything is useless, some of the waste can be used to generate energy like what other countries are doing.”
“Before dumping waste at those dumping sites, it has to go through separation and recovering of waste that can be useful in some industries and can also be raw materials which can help in the development of the country,” he said.
In line with this, EMA has started a project known as Integrated Waste Management with various schools in Manicaland aimed at educating school children on modern waste management techniques.
Mr Chitotombe said EMA aims to educate the youth on the best ways of preserving the environment. He said the programme would be launched at St Noah Secondary School this week.
“We are aiming to breed a generation with enough knowledge on keeping the environment safe. They are taught to separate waste, so as to make composts that can be used for their nutritious gardens,” he said.
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