3 - Organise waste collection
In this course, you will learn how to organise waste collection effectively by identifying your sources of supply, analysing the actual composition of waste streams in the field and setting up suitable, reliable and secure supply methods for your context.
Course objectives Prerequisites
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Course objectives
- Identify and assess sources of waste supply.
- Characterise the waste streams collected in the field.
- Quickly identify the main recyclable plastics.
- Choose collection models suited to the local context.
- Structure a reliable, traceable and secure supply.
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Prerequisites
Optional:
Course 1 - Plastic and its impacts
Required:
Course 2: Identify and sort plastics
| Responsible | Anna KALIFA |
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| Update | 04/15/2026 |
| Time | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Registered | 27 |
Decentralised recycling
Intermediate
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3.1 - Introduction to organising collection2Lessons · 25 min
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Preview
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Quiz - Chapter 3.110 xp
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3.2 - Waste characterisation campaign2Lessons · 25 min
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3.2 - Running a waste characterisation campaign
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Quiz - Chapter 3.210 xp
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3.3 - The different types of supply and their benefits4Lessons · 1 hr 5 min
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3.3.1 - Collecting from wholesalers
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3.3.2 - Setting up B2B collection
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3.3.3 - Organising community collection
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Quiz - Chapter 3.310 xp
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Case studies - Collection and pre-processing 🎬2Lessons · 15 min
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Preyo in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 🇹🇿
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Naturevolution in Kendari, Indonesia 🇮🇩
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Certification – Plastic Odyssey Academy1Lessons · 5 min
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Organise plastic waste collection
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