| Contributed by
Raffaella Bellanca |
| 20 March 2008 |
A paper recycling charity in The Gambia is looking for support with a paper briquetting/stove project. The project seeks to use waste from the recycling process to create a household fuel. PRSP has been registered in The Gambia as a charitable organisation since 2001. Our main activity so far has been to collect waste materials - paper, card-board and fabrics. The waste paper is turned into hand made paper and this in turn is used to produce Art Gifts such as fabric covered note books, greeting cards and writing paper as value added products. These are sold to residents and tourists through our own shop or various retail outlets and hotels.
When collecting waste paper and card-board a high percentage of this waste is not suitable for producing our standard products. We have looked for some time to utilise this waste so it does not have to be disposed off in the normal “local” way, which is either back into a landfill or even burning.
One of our staff members was looking into ways how to harness the energy released by burning and some internet research has identified a number of projects. One such project has been in existence in South Africa since the mid 1980’s turning waste paper, mixed with sawdust, into compressed paper bricks. These are then used to replace charcoal or firewood as an alternative heat source for cooking in fuel efficient stoves.
We have carried out some test pressing and burning of bricks since November 2007 on an experimental scale and we now feel confident that a similar scheme can be operated here in The Gambia by PRSP. This would enable us finally to recycle all the waste we collect and expand our operation even further. All profits generated would of course go towards our ultimate objective of assisting education within The Gambia.
We are looking to take this project forward and if you're interested please  click here for more information (111 KB)
or contact:
George Rieeg
PRSP
Gambia
icecool@...
+220 770 7090
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