24 Aug 2026Policy & enforcementFreetown City Council
FCC and Police Intensify Door-to-Door Waste Management Sensitisation
FCC and the Sierra Leone Police intensified household and business engagement under the #DortiMustGo campaign, focusing on registration, payment and compliance with the 2024 sanitation byelaws across Freetown's eight blocks.
Why it matters: Shows the byelaws moving from policy into implementation and provides a current picture of how formal waste collection is being operationalized in Freetown.
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17 Jun 2026Public behaviour & sanitationMinistry of Information and Civic Education
Deputy Mayor Calls for Behavioural Change as Freetown Enforces New Sanitation By-Laws
Freetown's Deputy Mayor emphasized that sanitation outcomes depend not only on infrastructure and enforcement but also on responsible disposal behaviour and public participation.
Why it matters: Supports a systems view of sanitation: infrastructure, community behaviour, incentives and enforcement need to work together.
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17 Jun 2026Government policy & coordinationMinistry of Information and Civic Education
Government Weekly Press Conference: Freetown Waste Management and Sanitation Enforcement
Government officials used the weekly press conference to outline enforcement of Freetown's solid and liquid waste collection byelaws and wider measures intended to address sanitation and civic-order challenges.
Why it matters: Useful for tracking how waste management is being framed across national and municipal institutions, not only within FCC.
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9 Jun 2026Policy & regulationFreetown City Council
Solid & Liquid Waste Collection Byelaws 2024 Now in Full Force and Effect
FCC announced full enforcement of the 2024 solid and liquid waste collection byelaws and stated that households, businesses and institutions must use the designated approved waste service provider for their block.
Why it matters: This is a core operating constraint for any YSI pilot: YSI must complement the authorized collection structure rather than position itself as Freetown's municipal collector.
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25 Nov 2025Infrastructure, recycling & jobsFreetown City Council
FCC Hands Over Kingtom Dumpsite to Boost Recycling and Jobs
FCC handed management responsibility for the Kingtom (Bomeh) dumpsite to Sierra Forever Green Ltd as part of a plan centered on recycling, lower operating costs and employment.
Why it matters: A significant structural development in Freetown's waste system. YSI should track implementation, material flows and actual performance rather than simply repeat projected outcomes.
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24 Jan 2024Waste-to-value & sanitation infrastructureFreetown City Council
Freetown Sanitation Target and Waste-to-Value at Kingtom
FCC described the evolution of faecal-sludge treatment at Kingtom and efforts to convert treated material into products including fertilizer, briquettes and biogas.
Why it matters: Provides a Sierra Leone example of moving from disposal toward resource recovery and shows why technical validation and operating evidence matter before adopting a waste-to-value pathway.
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