Tafiré municipality improves urban cleanliness with mechanized waste collection
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The municipality of Tafiré in the Hambol region of Côte d'Ivoire uses a municipal tractor to collect household waste from residents.
Mayor Coulibaly Sounkalo led the initiative, which began several months ago. The tractor travels through the city streets to gather trash directly from in front of homes and transports the waste to a municipal landfill. The local government preceded the mechanical collection with a community awareness campaign.
This campaign encouraged households to adopt better waste management habits, such as proper storage and placing trash in the tractor during its scheduled passes. Residents reported that the streets are becoming cleaner as a result of these efforts. Tafiré has received several national awards for its sanitation efforts, including a first-place national excellence prize in 2026. To further improve the town, the municipality also introduced five new communal taxis in October 2025 to modernize urban mobility.
