Social, Sanitation & Health Benefits

Improved social cohesion, sanitation and health

Renergenc waste facility provides a sustainable ecological means for the disposal of waste, eliminating open dumping, landfilling, and indiscriminate open waste burning improving the health and social status of the community. Improper waste management including open dumping, uncontrolled landfilling, and indiscriminate open burning of waste leads to sicknesses or diseases. Diarrhoeal and cholera diseases are leading causes of morbidity (illness) and mortality (death). There is a significant economic loss for poor sanitation and health. the abundance of undisposed waste contributes to improper sanitation and affects community social cohesion. Poor sanitation in communities is partly blamed on the lack of social discipline among youths with regard to non‐participation in cleaning exercise and contributing to indiscriminate dumping of refuse. Children are afforded good health, opportunities for companionship, recreation and social learning in clean and well-kept communities.