Co-processing is a safe, eco-friendly waste treatment, in line with the Basel Convention Technical Guidelines. It has been recognized as a recovery operation under EU legislation. This solution enables to avoid of open-air plastic burn and provides a greener solution for the cement industry.

It is a technology that converts manufacturing waste (like orphan plastic) into alternative fuels and raw materials (AFRM). Simply put, it’s when the trash is burned for its energy fuel rather than sources like petroleum and coal. The benefits of co-processing plastic are multiple: it reduces CO2 emissions by burning plastic rather than coal, it minimizes the use of non-renewable resources, it reduces plastic waste, and it’s a zero-waste practice since even the ashes are used in cement manufacturing. Cement factories offer the perfect solution to plastic management. Burning plastic for fuel rather than coal is a cleaner option, and it properly eliminates plastic that otherwise would have ended up in landfills, as ocean-bound plastic. The leftover ashes are mixed into the cement, ensuring that the entire process is zero-waste. 

Utlimately, the world benefits because plastic waste is being eliminated and fewer non-renewable resources are being used.

We work in poor waste-management areas with informal waste-pickers, who can benefit from better earnings. TONTOTON has created a new market for the orphan plastics incentivizing waste pickers for its collection of which formerly, they would otherwise ignore.

Under the program waste pickers are provided with:

• equipment for safer working conditions: masks, shoes, gloves

• access to the minimum health insurance

• sustainable earnings to fight poverty

• training for sorting, safety and more

Single-use plastic is too light, and its value too low to be collected and recycled. It has no market value, making it "Orphan Plastic" that is more likely to become marine litter. Ocean-bound describes plastic’s last stage before it ends up in the ocean. It appears in rivers, shorelines, and even land. While most of the ocean-bound plastic (OBP) originates within 50km of the shore, OBP may come from a location more inland, but because of mismanagement, it’s now headed toward our ocean. The best way to guarantee that plastics stay out of the ocean is to stop the issue at its source. Unfortunately, single-use plastics are too convenient, which means that we’re still years away from eliminating non-recyclable plastics entirely. 

While we wait for a viable substitute for non-recyclable plastics, we focus our efforts upon projects that seek to stop mismanaged OBP before it hits our ocean.

Collaboration with development companies, IT, engineers may create an innovative approach in conservation. High efficient telemetry perovskite solar panels provide hundreds of thousands of times more energy than is needed for fixing GPS position and other data like temperature, humidity, etc., and transmitting it to the cloud. Because of the high efficiency of perovskite power cells of solar panels devices telemetry collar can work with low light density, dust, and severe condition efficiently enough to produce the right amount of energy. In this case, accumulator batteries size decreased up to 90%, and the is no reason to replace them every 3-5 years, which decrease the negative impact of accumulator batterie on the environment 

A system that supports the monitoring on the global level and that could be available for all countries if data are provided. The GPS coordinates saved in the EEPROM memory need to be transmitted to the cloud server via gateways. The LoRaWAN communication protocol was used for transferring the data, which is Low Power, Wide Area Network designed to allow low-powered devices to communicate with internet-connected applications over a long-range wireless connection.

Establishing alternative livelihoods for the locals was as a result of the need for effective and sustainable management of the restored sites long after the life of the project. Once the local communities benefit from the restored grasslands, then they would manage the sites well and with the knowledge and skills imparted on them, they would continue increasing grasslands relatve to tree cover. In addition, the alternative livelihoods perfectly complemented the hirola rangelands restoration efforts. It was an excellent win-win situation. The locals produce hirola briquettes (certified high-heat, low-emission, compacted logs for use as cooking fuel) from the invasive trees and harvest native grass seeds from the restored sites for sale.

Historical conservation efforts within our region was probihitive because of the insecurity within the horn of Africa, remoteness of the region and language barriers. However, our community based approach that involved the locals in all the conservation activities eventually led to effectively bridging the gap between the local communities and conservation agencies in an otherwise historically prohibitive region due to cultural barriers between the Somalis and other ethnic groups.

Wildlife security entails more than bullets and boots on the ground. The Black Mambas are the first line of defence. They are the eyes and the ears of the reserve and are unarmed. Militarization of wildlife security can create conflict between communities and protected areas. Although armed forces are necessary, it is critical that a bond is formed between the community and the reserve through rangers that are not involved with the militarized side of conservation. The aim is to create a positive platform where the women are seen as role models for their families, children in the community and other community members. 

Community upliftment is key to the protection of natural areas. Communities are the custodians of natural heritage. Protected areas must connect with local communities in order for long-term protection of flora and fauna. Through the empowerment of women, education, food security and animal welfare, communities will be uplifted and will see the benefits of working together with the reserve. 

There is a five-tiered process to becoming a WHS.

1. An initial online application that ensures there are no fundamental prohibitive issues. 

2. A candidacy review of the initial application is carried out by impartial representatives.

3. Technical advice to discuss and advise on areas for improvement and on how to submit an application with the greatest chance of success.

4. Final application including supporting evidence, a justification for the geographical delineation of the site and a detailed explanation of how the site achieves each of the criteria. 

5. If successful, Whale Heritage Site (WHS) designation. It must then prepare and submit annual reports explaining how criteria are met.

By going through the accreditation process, The Bluff had to show that they could ensure responsible, sustainable practices and livelihoods would be continually improved thus ensuring the health and welfare of whales, dolphins and porpoises and their ocean habitats.