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The SWITCH Africa Green regional sector meeting on integrated waste management was held on  11 and 12 June 2019 in Accra, Ghana. The meeting provided a platform for dialogue among sustainable consumption and production (SCP) experts, policy- and decision-makers, financial institutions and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) about scaling up and replicating green business opportunities in the integrated waste sector.

The South African waste economy shows that the potential contribution of waste to gross domestic product (GDP) is significant if the materials currently being lost to landfills can be recovered and used. Emphasis on transitioning to the circular economy is therefore crucial to encourage the minimizing and managing of waste using resource efficiency in the materials value chain, including in materials flow. 

This impact sheet on 'Enhancement of resource productivity and environmental performance of micro, small and medium enterprise through the concept of industrial symbiosis' provides a snapshot of the results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt sustainable consumption and production practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'Project NEERE' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt sustainable consumption and production practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'Enhancing Resource Productivity and Environmental Performance of MSMEs in Uganda through the concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS)' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on 'Recovery of waste from the cashew nut sector as a renewable energy source for MSMEs in Burkina Faso' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt sustainable consumption and production practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Enhancing Resource Productivity and Environmental Performance of MSMEs in 6 African countries through the concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS)’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on One-Stop Business and Policy Center for the Establishment of EcoInnovative MSMES and Supporting Policies in the E-Waste and End-of-Life Vehicle Sector [ECOBPC] in Ghana provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on Promoting Biogas Technologies in Ghana provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on Enhancing Resource Productivity and Environmental Performance through Industrial Symbiosis provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and mediumsized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on Ghana e-Waste Model (GEMOD) provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the integrated waste management (IWM) sector focusing on the participating countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. It covers the strategic interventions in the waste sector notably municipal solid waste management, e-waste management, waste to energy (e.g. biogas production and briquette production), as well as industrial symbiosis (IS).