Private sector donates 100 bins worth sh30m to boost National Cleaning Day
Nabbanja commended the private sector for complementing government efforts to keep Uganda clean, saying proper waste disposal remains a major challenge, especially in urban areas.
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja (centre), accompanied by Kira municipality Mayor Allan Bulamu (3rd left) with corporate company representatives who donated 100 garbage bins to facilitate the national cleaning exercise scheduled for Saturday 29. The handover was held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on August 27. (Photos by Alfred Ochwo)
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Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has received 100 garbage bins valued at sh30m from corporate companies to support the national cleaning exercise slated for Saturday, August 29.
The bins were handed over during a ceremony held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala.
They were donated by private sector players led by Green Action for Sustainable Production (GASP) as part of their corporate social responsibility to support government efforts to improve sanitation and waste management.
Nabbanja commended the private sector for complementing government efforts to keep Uganda clean, saying proper waste disposal remains a major challenge, especially in urban areas.
She said this coming Saturday's exercise will be held in Kyaliwajjala at the Umea Mosque and will bring together government ministries, departments and agencies, security forces, private sector players and the general public to clean markets, roads, drainage channels and public spaces.
Nabbanja called upon all Ugandans to actively participate in the exercise and to adopt a culture of responsible waste disposal in their homes and workplaces.
"Last week we worked with locals during the Tusker Lite Mt. Rwenzori Marathon in Kasese and collected over two tonnes of plastics that had been there for decades, as well as fresh waste," she said.
Sabune said GASP's partnership with the Government is strategic, not just a courtesy.
"The Government provides the platform and mobilisation; GASP and the private sector provide the means. Today, we are handing over gloves, bags, tools and protective equipment for the cleaning exercise on Saturday," Sabune said.
"A single cleanup day will not solve this. We need a change of mindset, starting with sorting waste right from the source - homes, offices and markets - before it reaches the bin. Bottles mixed with food waste must be separated for easy management. We call upon manufacturers and brand owners who have not yet joined GASP to do so," she added.
GASP is a collaborative, private sector-led partnership that functions as a collective Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, with its primary focus on managing post-consumer packaging waste and helping Uganda transition from a linear 'take-make-waste' model to a circular economy.