Clean Plast collects, processes, and recycles all types of plastic waste. Plastic waste is collected from individuals, industries, institutions, and households across the city. They provide training in waste sorting to the private establishments where they collect plastics. All plastics are responsibly recycled according to their physical characteristics by trained personnel. Clean Plast transforms plastic waste into reusable granules that are used as an alternative to virgin materials in production. Additionally, they collaborate with non-profit organisations, businesses, industry, and other organisations to raise awareness of the importance of collecting and sorting plastic waste in the community.

This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build a comprehensive open-source database of circular economy initiatives in Africa. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN), as part of our programme to support the circular economy transition in Africa.

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