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A Recommended Recycling Processing System for the Informal Waste Collectors of Oshakati, Namibia

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The goal of this project was to increase the earnings of informal waste collectors (IWCs) in Oshakati, Namibia by recommending a recycling processing system to add value to their collected materials. Through research, interviews, and cost-benefit analyses the project team discovered that a small-scale, solar-powered plastics and aluminum shredding machine funded by the Oshakati Town Council has the potential to more than quadruple IWC monthly earnings from their current state.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-050117-123144
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  • 2017
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  • 2017-05-01
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  • 2023-01-17

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