About Us
Who we are
End Plastic Pollution - Uganda
End Plastic Pollution Uganda is a youth-led community based environmental non-government organization working with focus on the intersection between people, the environment and the economy. Through our work, we are increasing awareness, educating, influencing policy and practicing promoting environmental actions in local communities.
End Plastic Pollution Uganda seeks to sensitize communities, educate youth & women and support our program to strengthen waste picker organizations in Uganda. We seek to support the implementation of its zero-waste model for local communities.
Therefore, the waste sector offers a prime opportunity for countries like Uganda to take action that will dramatically reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience systems, and provide substantial health and economic benefits.
Mission
To inspire into a movement of people and communities practicing ways to ensure a society free from pollution of any kind of waste.Vision
End plastic pollution envisions a future where communities are free from all kinds of waste.Our Objectives
- To advocate for sustainable business operations and elimination of single-use plastics.
- To address the impacts of events along the full life cycle of plastics, from extraction, production, use and waste management.
- To promote, demonstrate and inspire community action and rally people towards taking action for zero waste world.
- To influence and inform waste management policy making processes at National, Regional and Global level.
- To increase the profile of the waste sector.
Brand Audits
Items Audited
People Engaged
Our Network:
We are core members of the global Break Free from Plastic, a movement of over 11,000 people and organizations demanding massive reductions in single-use plastics to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.
We are members of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives network.
Engage
- Community
- Stakeholder
- Other Organization
Develop
- Zero waste models
- Projects that meet the objectives of the movement
Policy Advocacy
- Ambitious waste policy
- Waste pickers' rights
- Innovative single-use plastic packaging reduction
- Plastic Law
- Waste pickers integration
- Reuse, refill system