The year 2008 marked the start of a new initiative in the development of sustainable solid waste management in Zanzibar. The Zanzibar Scrapes and Environment Association (ZASEA), a non-governmental organisation was officially registered on 19^th March 2008 enabling it to conduct activities aims for the development of long-term sustainable solid waste management in Zanzibar. The Association focuses activities on collection and exporting the plastic scrapes education and environmental conservation. The association was formed as a result of rapidly increasing in plastic waste in Zanzibar and lack of management and proper disposal system.

The idea of formulating an association for Scrapes and Environment in Zanzibar triggered in response to a growing concern among the investors, researchers, government institutions and local residents of potential impacts of unregulated and uncontrolled solid waste such as plastics in Zanzibar city. The idea was also triggered because of lack of proper management, handling and co-ordination of solid waste management stakeholders and little community support to government effort on improving environmental conservation activities in Zanzibar area.

Mwaka 2008 ilikuwa mwanzo wa mwezi ya jitihada katika maendeleo ya taka ngumu usimamizi endelevu wa Zanzibar. The scrapes Zanzibar na Mazingira Association (ZASEA), ni ya kiserikali zisizo rasmi alikuwa registered ^tarehe 19 Machi 2008 ili ziweze kufanya shughuli malengo kwa ajili ya maendeleo ya usimamizi endelevu kwa muda mrefu taka Zanzibar. Chama inalenga shughuli ya ukusanyaji na nje ya scrapes plastiki elimu na uhifadhi wa mazingira. Chama hicho kilianzishwa kama matokeo ya kuongezeka kwa taka za plastiki katika Zanzibar na ukosefu wa uongozi na mfumo sahihi wa taka.

Wazo la kutunga chama kwa scrapes na Mazingira Zanzibar yalisababisha katika kukabiliana na kuongezeka kwa wasiwasi miongoni mwa wawekezaji, watafiti, mashirika ya serikali na wakazi wa mitaa ya athari uwezekano wa kupoteza udhibiti na ulafi imara kama vile plastiki katika mji wa Zanzibar. Wazo pia yalisababisha kwa sababu ya ukosefu wa utunzaji sahihi, usimamizi na uratibu wa wadau imara ya usimamizi wa taka na msaada kidogo jamii na juhudi za serikali katika kuboresha shughuli za uhifadhi wa mazingira katika eneo Zanzibar.