{"id":24911,"date":"2026-08-09T16:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/?p=24911"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:58:11","slug":"improving-waste-management-recycling-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/blog\/improving-waste-management-recycling-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Waste Management &#038; Recycling in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24911\" class=\"elementor elementor-24911\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a61e25b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a61e25b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517e55b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"517e55b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improving Waste Management &amp; Recycling in Nepal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e69556 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e69556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4f024 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a4f024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b69e68b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/blog\/2026\/08\/09\/\" aria-label=\"Published\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 9, 2026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Published<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 9, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2f36c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a2f36c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e162f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e162f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Waste management in Nepal is a huge issue. The garbage disposal system can\u2019t keep up with rapid population growth in the Kathmandu Valley and so piles of plastic and household rubbish are strewn among the streets, either waiting for collection or being burned, which has serious health risks for locals. On top of this, there is a general lack of environmental education, so many families don\u2019t know the dangers of burning plastic, or how and why we should recycle.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve made the environment and waste management one of our main areas of focus in Nepal, through the volunteers that travel on our Sustainability Challenge. Over the summer our volunteers worked on introducing the concept of waste management to the teachers and students at our partner schools. They taught the negative impacts of burning plastic on our health and the environment, what happens to rubbish when we litter and how to separate different types of waste so they can be disposed of properly!<\/p><p>A few months on and our team in Nepal has been speaking with the school principal to see what the longer team results have been. We\u2019re so happy to report that the school was been using its new waste segregation system properly, the students have become aware of the importance of keeping the school clean and there is no longer litter everywhere!<\/p><p>We\u2019ve also been working to start an eco club at the school. The club has been working to raise awareness at their school and in the community about recycling and the environment, and they have even started a micro-enterprise \u2013 selling some of their school\u2019s waste to raise money for improving waste management systems in their community.<\/p><p>At a recent team meeting, the president of the eco club said \u201cWe are more aware of waste and it\u2019s management now. We feel a sense of responsibility and can see now how much the program has been helping us clean our school and it surroundings. 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