AMMAN — The USAID Recycling in Jordan project on Sunday launched the first round of its “Waste
Picker Training and Certification Program,” designed to increase the quantity of
recycled items by integrating informal waste pickers
into the recycling sector in Amman.
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According to a USAID statement, the program is the first technical training tailored for waste pickers in Jordan and
will benefit a total of 1,800 people.
The first cohort of 60 participants
will be trained over three sessions during August and September.
This
program will be conducted in partnership with the
Jordan Environment Society (JES).
The nine
training modules include technical and soft skills topics that are designed to
improve the knowledge and skills of waste pickers to enable them to integrate
in the recycling market. The training includes a specific module on raising the
waste pickers’ awareness on gender equality and Gender Based-Violence (GBV) in
their personal life and in their work environment.
USAID’s Recycling in
Jordan project “deploys a market systems approach to increase commercial sector
utilization of recycling services in Amman.”
The agency added that the project works closely with private recycling firms, the commercial sector, the Ministry
of Environment, and the Greater Amman Municipality to increase business
competitiveness by strengthening market linkages and improving the business
enabling environment.
“By transforming a
largely informal network of recycling services into a competitive recycling
industry, the project will contribute to sustainable solid waste management in
Amman,” the statement concluded.
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