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South Africa: Recycling is About So Much More Than Waste #AfricaClimateCrisis
allAfrica, 12 August 2022
Millions of waste pickers and reclaimers around the world search through disposed of goods in dumpsites, and landfills for valuable recyclable materials that many consider… Read more »
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Uganda: Turning Waste to Wealth - Using Plastic Bottles to Build Houses
Nile Post, 11 August 2022
The Bottle Garden in Mbalala-Mukono, with structures built out of plastic bottles, is one prime example. Read more »
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Tanzania: Recycling Grows Jobs, Small Businesses in Africa
Daily News, 18 March 2022
As the world commemorates Recycling Day, more and more plastic waste is being diverted from landfills and into a circular economy that grows employment and entrepreneurship in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Women Earn a Living From Recycling Waste
The Herald, 10 February 2022
Women in Mashonaland Central are earning a living from recycling waste making items such as pavement bricks, hats, mats and bags as the community takes waste recycling and… Read more »
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Africa: African Digital Innovators Are Turning Plastic Waste Into Value - but There Are Gaps
The Conversation Africa, 15 August 2022
Plastic pollution is a growing global menace. Between 2010 and 2020, the global production of plastics increased from 270 million tonnes to 367 million tonnes. Every year, more… Read more »