Added: Mar 25, 2021
Last edited: Mar 01, 2023
Mielie Mailer uses innovative technology to create sustainable alternatives to everyday products, such as single-use plastics. They produce a compostable mailer, made from plant-based materials such as spoiled corn, to reduce waste and serve as an alternative to less sustainable packaging. They also offer companies to compensate their delivery emissions by planting trees in deforested regions.
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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Prioritise regenerative resources
Design for the future
Team up to create joint value
Regenerative materials
Design for cyclability
Industry collaboration
Alternative bio-based materials and inputs
Design for bio-degradability
Cross-industry projects, pilots
sustainable packaging
Mailer
Plant-based