About Us
About association
Building a Better Society & Environment Together
We started our journey in 2020
UNDP, with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and in cooperation with the Government of Bangladesh, launched the Sustainable Solutions to Solid Waste Project to address the growing social and environmental issues due to underfunded and under-resourced Solid Waste Management (SWM) services in the Cox’s Bazar region.
As part of the project, UNDP developed two cooperative associations of scrap dealers in Ukhiya and Teknaf to formalize the recycling sector in the region. The scrap dealers within the associations were given grants to sustain and expand their scrap business during the pandemic. To improve their business modality, they were trained on environmental safety, waste separation, and value chain methods.
Today the associations have become a beacon of hope for the scrap dealers and people who wish to get into this business in the Teknaf and Ukhiya region. With a consolidated marketplace and imporved market linkage, the scrap dealers associations now can offer a continuous supply of quality recyclable plastics, paper, glass, aluminum, metal, and much more, all over Bangladesh.
Our mission & Vision
The association aims to give the scrap business its due social recognition and unite the scrap dealers under an umbrella of cooperative values.
The mission is to have a formalized recycling sector that will meet the demand for high-quality recyclables that would’ve otherwise gone to landfills further degrading the environment.
Statistics data
30
Tons Waste Collected
99%
Recycled
47,000
Lives Impacted
OUR OPERATIONS
Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
Currently, the associations are active in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
Ukhiya scrap dealer association
Address: Patabari, near new forest office check post, main road, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
Contact number: +8801838027027
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OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Five Principles
SAY NO TO CHILD LABOR
Let’s turn our wastes into resources by saying no to Child labor.
GENDER BALANCE
Let’s pledge to give men and women equal rights in the workplace.
SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT
Dispose of waste in the correct places and keep your workplace clean.
PROPER DISPOSAL OF WASTE
Good health of the workers is the most valuable asset of the business.
MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATION
Cooperative work offers a peek of new possibilities.