ALMODO

Managing waste and its recovery to make goods ranging from building materials to energy substitutes
Water, Sanitation & Health (WASH)
Niger

ALMODO, established in 2005, is a sustainable solid waste management system suitable for lower income urban areas where it offers training and waste management services to municipalities and civil societies. It collects, centralises and ecologically recovers waste which is then transformed into products useful for the local community such as school slate, paving stones, bricks, latrines, organic fertilisers or combustibles. ALMODO is innovative because the products are made from waste at the source and the equipment and process do not require expertise, and can therefore be used by anyone.

ALMODO targets especially low income communities who suffer from poor sanitation in their living environment and from low purchasing power.

Eco-Inclusive Impacts
ALMODO improves the living environment and public health in cities by tackling sanitation issues, providing a cleaner environment and reducing landfill gas emission at dumping sites. 
  • Contributing to better living conditions for the poorest population by improving the living environment and public health in cities.

 

  • Improving the sanitation conditions by providing a cleaner environment and reducing landfill gas emission at dumping sites.
  • Using renewable energy sources to minimize the impact on the environment. 
  • Engaging local people are remunerated for collecting and recycling solid waste thus creating employment. 
  • Providing more affordable recycled products thus families’ purchasing power rises.

Partners

A partnership between a small business and a research institution is developing a sustainable self-financing solid waste management system that contributes to improving living conditions of the poorest population, in collaboration with a women’s group that collects solid waste in poor urban areas of Niger’s three biggest cities.  

Gestion et Valorisation des Déchets s.a. (GVDsa) implements the project, coordinates the partnersand reinforces their capacities.

PRESSES and BETO are responsible for waste collection, recycling and commercialisation.

CNES and work on the continuous development of easy-to-handle equipment with a progressive tendency to zero emissions.

The city council of Niamey is responsible for infrastructure and regulation.