Edo State’s newly launched smart waste management technology, e-TRASH, has eliminated over 400 kilograms of plastic waste in drainages in its first week of deployment to communities across the state.

The novel e-TRASH plastic and aluminium waste redemption scheme is a brainchild of the Edo State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) aimed at curbing the indiscriminate disposal of plastic waste into stormwater infrastructure and natural moats, among others. 
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Project Coordinator of NEWMAP, Dr. Tom Obaseki, said the project is in furtherance of Governor Godwin Obaseki-led’s administration’s efforts to address the waste crisis across the 18 local councils in the state.

He said the scheme, which is currently under its pilot phase, is a novel and sustainable plastic and aluminium waste redemption initiative driven by an Android application called “PikamSel.’’

Obaseki said the scheme will be self-financed through an integrated ‘’recycle bank’’ that guarantees liquidity of the e-TRASH scheme.
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At Gapiona where the project e-TRASH pilot scheme team assessed operations of agents and users, the project coordinator said he was impressed with what he has seen on the ground within a one-week period.

By downloading the App on their Android phones and following the simple steps to register as an agent/waste aggregator, user or processor, an individual begins to earn points that are convertible to reward items.
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