GHG Rescue; Buying Waste from Households and selling it to Recycle Companies by G4CC

First of all we want to thank the judges for advancing our proposal to the semi's, we are very grateful for this opportunity. We also find all the comments made by the judges as very important and useful to our proposal hence its incorporation into our proposal. Specifically this is how we tackled the issues raised by our distinguished judges: Judge1: We have provided an outlook on the recycling in the city of Accra where the project will be piloted in the project summary section, in point 4 of our proposed actions we wrote; "There are currently over 11 recycling companies in Accra, they recycling materials like plastics, organics, metals and papers. The Accra Compost & Recycling Plant (ACARP) is the largest with a 600 tonnes per day capacity, the company is already receiving carbon credits with the other companies also doing grate work in total. The G4CC team has already established contact with ACARP and the company will be in the main target for the materials received at the Hubs due to their reliable capacity of operation". With the question on the Nexus or Waste Transfer Stations as known in NYC we also touched on it. We researched on some of the problems that NYC have faced with Waste Transfer Stations and learned some lessons, we therefore added to point 2 of our proposed actions saying; "With the help of city planners, the Nexus will be situated in appropriate locations to make sure the the possible negative impact of air pollution is avoided, also the project will enforce strict sanitation measures to reduce the negative impact of the collected waste even in remote locations. This will be done with the guidance of the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency". Finally the big economic question was asked concerning the job creation. We have added to our other key benefits section that the project will formally employ people directly through its Nubs and Nexus and also indirectly through the recycling firms, thus if the project collects more waste current recycling companies might have to increase their workforce to meet supply, also new recycling companies might also shoot up, formally employing more people. We also envisaged creating informal employment by buying the waste from city residence. Judge2: Judge 2 advised we create awareness on waste separations, reduction and reuse. This was therefore addressed in the actions proposed section, in point 3 we added that the project will seek support from the Local Government, Media houses and Local Celebrities to embark on a strong campaign to encourage the general public to segregate their waste and present it to the “Hubs” for cash incentives and also we pointed out on using social media platforms by way of digital posters, video clips and pictures to tell how people are making money by segregating their waste and delivering it to our Hubs. In the last paragraph of the proposed action section we stated that; "The project will finally organize Waste Reuse Fairs, these fairs will encourage artist and ordinary people to think of creative ways to reuse waste materials and present them at the fair for sale. The project team will also consult key stakeholders to develop and embark on rigorous campaigns with innovative ideas to reduce the waste generation. The focus will be to come up with ideas that fit the local lifestyles of the people since previous ideas have failed to become a part of the lifestyle of the locals". Judge3: With the question of who pays for the waste we captured in cost section of the proposal, with the help of figure 2.1, cost item 8, we added an estimated amount needed for the initial payment of waste from our first customers. After we pay for the waste, the recycling companies then pay us for delivering and the cycle continues. We believe all the points raised by our distinguished judges have been tackled, we would love to know if there are still other things our judges would like us to clarify or add to the proposal. Thank you for the healthy remarks and contributions. Regards. Abraham (G4CC)