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Dear Emma,

Regarding the remaining non-biodegradale waste, there are many things that can be done prior incineration. Also, the consider the De Monfort incinerator models have a capacity up to 18 kg/h, so they are excellent for medical waste, but may prove undersized for your needs.

Aluminum cans have most value, so you should start collecting them. If there is any scrap dealer in the region there is the potential for recycling.

Plastic bags, bottles and styrofoam can be compressed into blocks, called Ubuntu Blocks, developed in Haiti to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes. https://ubuntublox.com/technology/

If wood or charcoal are a common cooking fuel, then the cardboard could be turned into fuel briquettes: there are many designs for hand and mechanical presses, depending on the quantities available.