{"id":38217,"date":"2026-02-09T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/?p=38217"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:02:17","slug":"reinventant-els-sistemes-de-residus-a-lafrica-centre-de-sostenibilitat-per-a-lafrica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/2026\/02\/09\/reinventant-els-sistemes-de-residus-a-lafrica-centre-de-sostenibilitat-per-a-lafrica\/","title":{"rendered":"Reinventant els sistemes de residus a l&#8217;\u00c0frica &#8211; Centre de sostenibilitat per a l&#8217;\u00c0frica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>\u00c0frica est\u00e0 experimentant les taxes d&#8217;urbanitzaci\u00f3 i creixement demogr\u00e0fic m\u00e9s altes del m\u00f3n, juntament amb un augment del consum de materials i la producci\u00f3 de residus<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a>. Es preveu que l&#8217;any 2050 la generaci\u00f3 prevista de residus urbans a l&#8217;\u00c0frica es tripliqui<a href=\"#_ftn3\" id=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a>, creant tant un repte ambiental important com una oportunitat considerable per a la innovaci\u00f3 circular. Per tant, \u00c0frica \u00e9s un actor clau en l&#8217;ecosistema global de sostenibilitat. Sud-\u00e0frica t\u00e9 un paper estrat\u00e8gic distintiu. Amb una economia estimada d&#8217;uns 401.000 milions de d\u00f2lars el 2024, Sud-\u00e0frica es classifica com un dels pa\u00efsos m\u00e9s desenvolupats i tecnol\u00f2gicament sofisticats d&#8217;\u00c0frica, influint significativament en l&#8217;escena econ\u00f2mica i d&#8217;innovaci\u00f3 del continent<a href=\"#_ftn4\" id=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a>. Tanmateix, tamb\u00e9 s&#8217;enfronta a problemes de sostenibilitat en curs, nom\u00e9s el 10% del total de residus produ\u00efts al pa\u00eds es recicla, cosa que fa que la major part del valor material es descarti en abocadors[<a href=\"#_ftn5\" id=\"_ftnref5\">5]<\/a>. Les converses a l&#8217;Assemblea de les Nacions Unides per al Medi Ambient (UNEA-7) van subratllar que l&#8217;economia circular d&#8217;\u00c0frica ofereix un potencial anual estimat de 546.000 milions de d\u00f2lars, amb la capacitat de generar m\u00e9s d&#8217;11 milions de llocs de treball el 2030 en sectors clau. El Banc Afric\u00e0 de Desenvolupament va refor\u00e7ar aquestes estad\u00edstiques durant el seu di\u00e0leg sobre pol\u00edtiques d&#8217;economia circular<a href=\"#_ftn6\" id=\"_ftnref6\">[6<\/a>].       <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedcircles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Africa_1-1024x969.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10440\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>El United Circles Gauteng Hub, el Sustainability Hub for Africa, \u00e9s una oportunitat per integrar la circularitat a l&#8217;\u00c0frica desenvolupant capacitats d&#8217;innovaci\u00f3 locals, integrant sistemes i establint plataformes de demostraci\u00f3 que redueixin la bretxa entre la recerca i l&#8217;aplicaci\u00f3 pr\u00e0ctica. El Sustainability Hub for Africa, dirigit pel professor Arnesh Telukdarie de la Universitat de Johannesburg, combina el m\u00f3n acad\u00e8mic amb una \u00e0mplia experi\u00e8ncia industrial que va des del disseny de sistemes i projectes d&#8217;optimitzaci\u00f3 en els sectors de la fabricaci\u00f3, la mineria, l&#8217;aigua i les infraestructures, en cooperaci\u00f3 amb empreses, governs i organitzacions com l&#8217;UNIDO. Aquesta combinaci\u00f3 de coneixements te\u00f2rics i aplicats amb la base del pensament sist\u00e8mic garanteix una visi\u00f3 hol\u00edstica, amb \u00c0frica com a influent global i \u00c0frica influenciada pel m\u00f3n. Aix\u00f2 garanteix que les operacions del centre estiguin ben alineades amb les prioritats de United Circles pel que fa al desplegament, l&#8217;escalabilitat i l&#8217;impacte.   <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedcircles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Africa_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10441\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>El Centre de Sostenibilitat per a l&#8217;\u00c0frica integra marcs globals d&#8217;economia circular adaptats al context socioecon\u00f2mic de Sud-\u00e0frica, desenvolupant estrat\u00e8gies per a la recuperaci\u00f3 de residus i el disseny circular alhora que adopta les millors pr\u00e0ctiques per abordar els reptes locals, com ara les economies informals i les desigualtats espacials. El centre es basa en diversos pilars, els principals dels quals inclouen la localitzaci\u00f3 de les millors pr\u00e0ctiques de circularitat global, la inclusi\u00f3 social, les eines digitals i el suport al desenvolupament, i el reciclatge\/ampliaci\u00f3 de residus. \u00c0frica \u00e9s la propera frontera en sostenibilitat, tal com demostra el nostre lema, &#8220;On els residus es converteixen en riquesa i la innovaci\u00f3 en oportunitat&#8221;, amb Sud-\u00e0frica com a porta d&#8217;entrada.  <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedcircles.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Surafrica_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10432\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p><em>Escrit per Gauteng Hub<\/em><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> World Bank (2018). What a Waste 2.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/datatopics.worldbank.org\/what-a-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/datatopics.worldbank.org\/what-a-waste\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> UNEP (2021). From Pollution to Solution: A Global Assessment of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/pollution-solution-global-assessment-marine-litter-and-plastic-pollution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/pollution-solution-global-assessment-marine-litter-and-plastic-pollution<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" id=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> African Union Development Agency \u2014 NEPAD. (2021, July 19). <em>What a waste: Innovations in Africa\u2019s waste material management<\/em>. AUDA-NEPAD.   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nepad.org\/blog\/what-waste-innovations-africas-waste-material-management?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nepad.org\/blog\/what-waste-innovations-africas-waste-material-management<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" id=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a> World Bank. (n.d.). South Africa \u2013 Country profile. The World Bank. Retrieved January 27, 2026, from <a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/country\/south-africa<\/a>    <\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" id=\"_ftn5\">[5]<\/a> Statistics South Africa. (2018, September 5). <em>Only 10% of waste recycled in South Africa<\/em>. Retrieved January 27, 2026, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=11527&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=11527<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref6\" id=\"_ftn6\">[6]<\/a> African Development Bank. (2026, January 7). <em>African Development Bank champions circular economy as Africa\u2019s pathway to sustainable industrial growth at UNEA\u20117<\/em>. African Development Bank. Retrieved January 27, 2026, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/news-and-events\/african-development-bank-champions-circular-economy-africas-pathway-sustainable-industrial-growth-unea-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/news-and-events\/african-development-bank-champions-circular-economy-africas-pathway-sustainable-industrial-growth-unea-7<\/a>   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c0frica est\u00e0 experimentant les taxes d&#8217;urbanitzaci\u00f3 i creixement demogr\u00e0fic m\u00e9s altes del m\u00f3n, juntament amb un augment del consum de materials i la producci\u00f3 de residus[1] [2]. Es preveu que l&#8217;any 2050 la generaci\u00f3 prevista de residus urbans a l&#8217;\u00c0frica es tripliqui[3], creant tant un repte ambiental important com una oportunitat considerable per a la [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[764],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-united-circles-ca"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38217"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38223,"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38217\/revisions\/38223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comet.technology\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}