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On the site, we are welcome by Henry. This cheerful giant from Zimbabwe is a specialist of waste management. He got hired by Mark Shuttleworth to solve the garbage crisis on Principe.
“Waste processing is a real pain all over the world. On a poor island, especially in African, it’s almost mission impossible!” he said, facing a compost station “Until now, we exported our trash to whoever wanted it, which means barely anybody, because we don’t produce enough trash to attract waste treatment facilities. And nobody wants trash from Africa! The key to success is to value the garbage. It can only work if there is a financial gain,”
