Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:04:26 +0000 By MAILESI BANDA GOVERNMENT is studying a proposed memorandum of understanding from the Chinese government which when signed will see garbage being used to produce electricity, Lusaka Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe has revealed. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation, the minister said keeping the City of Lusaka clean without adding value to garbage would be impossible. “It is not easy to make Lusaka clean without adding value to the garbage; when garbage has value people will not be throwing litter anyhow because this will be like throwing away money,’’ he said. He said garbage would move from being a ‘‘nuisance to being a darling’’. He advised residents to separate their litter by throwing tins, plastics and metal separately for the garbage to be recycled easily. He revealed that a Chinese company recycling plastic is already operating in Lusaka and that the Government had plans of engaging a […]
