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Ecomo has created a concept for sustainable, local, and modular houses in South Africa. These homes have been designed on sustainable design principles, incorporating low maintenance materials. They are built off-site in a factory in South Africa to minimize constructions waste and then installed on site. They can be arranged in whatever layout the client desires. The square modular units can be easily joined together in a variety of arrangements to accommodate living, play, or sleeping spaces.

Ecomo - Sustainable modular homes

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TeKeya, a newly developed app in Egypt is contributing to more circular food consumption habits. The app targets unserved ready meals or baked goods in restaurants, previously refrigerated items, or uneaten buffet servings. Consumers can buy food from the app at a reduced price– whatever is unsold is donated to those in need, generating value instead of waste. The app also enables food businesses to quantify their food waste and provides them with suggestions on how to reduce their waste.

TeKeya - Mobile app for reducing food waste

Engie offers lease-to-own solar installations to customers in rural communities who do not have access to electricity. Customers pay a monthly fee and own the solar power system after 12 to 30 months. Through their 'Innovation Booster", they have launched several calls for projects related to electric cooking, urban energy, drinking water and e-mobility among others.

Engie Africa - Solar systems in rural communities

MycoTile produces locally manufactured, alternative building materials using agricultural waste and fungal mycelium. MycoTile’s building materials offer a high-performance and cheaper alternative to traditional construction materials. MycoTile uses a carbon negative process to bond agricultural waste (such as maize cobs, coffee husks, coconut coir and rice husks) with mushroom mycelium. The product is then denatured through heat treatment to inhibit mycelium growth.

MycoTile - Construction materials from fungi

Rewoven collects textile waste from garment manufacturers, putting it into recycling loops where it is processed into fibres for a variety of purposes.&nbsp;

Rewoven - Reimagining textile waste


Hya Bioplastics produces biodegradable consumer packaging from plant fibres such as maize husks, sugar cane bagasse and water hyacinth.

Hya Bioplastics - Biodegradable packaging from plants

LONO transforms agricultural waste and by-products into compost, animal feed and biofuels, using community-scale, clean technologies they have developed themselves. They work with agro-industrial companies and farmer cooperatives to help them create value out of their waste and by-products. LONO operates in rural communities to reduce transport costs and ensure easy access to the customers who need their solutions the most.

LONO - Community-scale clean technology

Sabon Sake uses agricultural waste to create microbe-enriched biochar that can regenerate infertile and degraded farm soils. The soil amendment is produced with agricultural waste from sugarcane. Sabon Sake uses thermochemical conversion technology to produce biochar, which is inoculated with microorganisms and used as a customised soil blend. This helps sequester carbon which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.

Sabon Sake - Regenerating soil

Kyuma uses a proprietary, non-toxic tanning process to produce sandals and accessories from reject hides of cattle lost to drought in Kenya.

Kyuma Goods - Value from waste hides

Koliko produces hand-made shoes from repurposed materials such as second-hand jeans, offcuts of fabric, flour sacks and waste car tyres.

Kolics Wear - Repurposed fabric for footwear

Dignified Wear trains people with disabilities to create shoes, handbags and accessories from waste tyres, excess fabric and broken beads.

Dignified Wear - Jobs for people with disabilities

NovFeed uses market waste in the production of black soldier fly larvae as an alternative to fish meal for low-income fish farmers. The resulting insect-based product is an alternative to the expensive soy and fishmeal that are used to produce commercial fish food. Black soldier flies and their larvae break down the organic waste and the maggots can be converted into high-protein fish food. The by-product can then be converted into compost, with the help of worms.

NovFeed - Fish feed from insects

Neat Eco-Feeds uses slaughterhouse and food manufacturing waste to produce black soldier fly-based animal feed. The company was first established to convert the abattoir waste generated by the company Neat Meat. Currently, Neat Eco-Feeds not only uses waste from Neat Meat’s abattoir but also waste from local breweries, granaries (sorghum, millet, maize), and porridge vendors, along with rice bran and sawdust.

Neat Eco-Feeds - Animal feed from insects

Ecodudu’s black soldier flies convert organic waste from food producers into animal feed and organic fertiliser.

Ecodudu - Organic fertiliser and feed from insects

RamBrick converts waste soil and rubble from landfill into building products with a reduced carbon footprint.

USE-IT's RamBrick - Turning construction waste into bricks

Eco Brixs is a closed-loop recycling system providing employment and creating a positive environmental impact in Masaka, Uganda

Eco Brixs - Tackling plastic waste and unemployment

DigiYard is an app-based service connecting unused construction site materials and waste with small-scale builders and traders in the informal sector.

DigiYard - Repurposing reusable construction waste

greenABLE supports disabled women in the collection and disassembly end-of-life printer cartridges to preserve their valuable components.

GreenABLE - Value from waste printer cartridges

Pyramid recycles all types of recyclable and non-recyclable plastics into new products.

Pyramid Recycling Enterprise - Keeping plastic off the street

Safisana designs and operates systems that use market waste and sewage to produce electricity, compost, irrigation water and seedlings. The company combines organic waste from food markets and abattoirs with faecal matter from urban slums to produce biogas, soil conditioner and water for irrigation. They have their own organic fertiliser brand, ‘Asaase Gyefo’ (‘Soil Saviour’), which they both sell and use to propagate seedlings. A significant portion of their revenue comes from selling electricity generated from captured methane to Ghana’s national power company.

Safi Sana - Replenishing soil from urban waste

WEEE Centre collects e-waste from companies, NGOs, government and individuals to repair, upcycle, recycle or extract its valuable components for reuse.

WEEE Centre - Value from e-waste

Jibu Tanzania equips Tanzanian entrepreneurs to manufacture and create affordable access to drinking water, in the process keeping durable plastic in circulation for as long as possible.

Maji Jibu Company Ltd - Affordable, quality drinking water

The Compost Kitchen collects food waste from its subscriber households on a weekly basis. They then heat treat it and, with the help of earthworms, recycle the waste into vermicompost. They then give the vermicompost back to the customer for free in a craft paper bag, so they can use it in their vegetable garden to grow food again. Their customers, who have no access to municipal recycling or composting services, pay 190 rand per month for this service.

The Compost Kitchen - Organic waste recycling

Arena Recycling collects plastic waste from beaches in Dar es Salaam to produce building materials for construction of affordable houses, toilets and other buildings

Arena Recycling - Construction blocks from plastic waste

Mr Green Africa is an innovative circular economy company reshaping the waste plastic value chain to create tangible social, environmental and economic impact.

Mr Green Africa - Fairly traded recycled plastics

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Trashy Bags makes backpacks and bags from reclaimed drinking water and ice-cream sachets. These sachets are made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), which is recyclable but non-biodegradable. Trashy Bags washes the sachets and stitches them together to form a whole piece of fabric. Also, they purchase fabric off-cuts from designers to be stitched together and used for their designs instead of buying new fabrics.

Trashy Bags - Water sachets to reusable bags

Kudoti provides digital tools for waste companies of all sizes to better manage their operations.

Koduti - Increasing efficiency in the waste industry

NAMé Recycling works to reduce plastic pollution in Cameroon and Gabon by giving plastic waste a new life. Independent pickers collect the plastic waste from households, from the street and from municipal collection centres. NAMé Recycling has also placed collection bins to ease the collection process. The plastics are sorted and processed to be exported to European companies for production. NAMé Recycling works with PET, HDPE and LDPE plastics.

NAMé  Recycling - Giving plastic waste a second life

Ghana-based OKO Forests develops agroforestry systems, linking a network of smallholder farmers to both international and domestic markets.

Oko Forests - Agroforestry, Biochar

Reaval collects, sorts and processes plastic waste into recyclable materials that are traded for use in new plastic products.

Plastic Aggregation

South Africa-based Mahali Hub has designed a modular "house in a box" made out of upcycled and locally available materials. The house design incorporates features that allow for rainwater harvesting, solar power generation, passive cooling, and a food garden. Mahali Hub’s net-zero carbon home concept took first place in the My Clean Green Home competition held by the Green Building Council of South Africa.

Mahali Hub - Net-zero carbon home design

The Clothing Bank takes excess inventory and customer returns from retailers and runs practice-led entrepreneurship training for unemployed mothers.

The Clothing Bank - Entrepreneur training with clothing excess

Green Cart is an e-commerce platform that functions as a multivendor marketplace for eco-friendly products. They create a platform for conscious commerce by offering high-quality goods from trusted suppliers that create a positive environmental impact. The startup’s goal is to boost conscious online shopping in Eygpt.

Green Cart - Online shops for recycled products

The Senegalese start-up Nano Air offers rural farmers a tele-irrigation system, in which a Widim Pump (WP), which is an SMS-controlled box, allows them to manage their irrigation systems remotely. Farmers benefit from this device by saving money and decreasing their water and energy consumption.

Nano Air - Managing irrigation systems remotely

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.

Mielie Mailer - Plant-based packaging

Khainza Energy is an organic biogas energy company from Uganda that installs biogas systems and produces biogas cylinders. They produce biogas from waste materials, creating a fully environmentally friendly energy source. The company constructs small biogas digesters for smallholder farmers and institutions like schools. Khainza Energy has also set up a biogas plant on Gudi Leisure farm where they collect waste from farmers in Najera and Kiira to generate biogas filled in cylinders for sale. Additionally, to reduce reliance on firewood and charcoal among low-income populations they are offering clean cooking solutions. Khainza trains biogas consultants, engineers, masons, and marketing experts, with a focus on young people and women.&nbsp;

Khainza Energy - Biogas alternatives to charcoal

reNature has built a platform between the people who want to make the shift to regenerative agriculture and people who can help. They start with a strategic selection of projects, asking, for example: What are current practices? What does ‘regenerative’ mean in a specific context? Then they set up a demonstration plot, which allows them to think about farm design, to give a proof of concept and create a basis for comparison. Next, they create model farms for training purposes and provide a ‘transition package’.

reNature - Agroforestry

One Billion Trees for Africa is a frontline response to climate degradation focusing on planting and growing indigenous trees to restore lands, and create jobs and income for local communities in 11 countries in Africa, mostly in the Sahel within the Great Green Wall.

GreenAid - One Billion
Trees for Africa - Agroforestry

RRC designs and creates land restoration models in areas where natural resources have been seriously depleted. Their approach is driven by the climate, location, and needs of the context. Their projects require a substantial investment of resources and time—sometimes years—to understand the needs and cultural practices of the communities they work with, and their native flora and fauna. Often the people in the community have figured out the best answers to local environmental issues; what they lack are the resources and technical expertise to turn them into a reality. Current RRC projects around the globe include the restoration of mangrove wetlands, dryland agroforestry, seawater agriculture, and aquacultures.

Regenerative Resources Co - Agroforestry, Halophytic agriculture 

Global Biotek uses their products on three demonstration farms, where participants receive training to run their own farms using their skills and knowledge in biofertilisers and biopesticides. The organic inputs used on demonstration farms are a combination of Chabi’s fertilisers, using minerals extracted from weeds, and Urbain’s biopesticide liquide formula, made up of microbes which increase nutrient absorption and prevent pests and disease

Global Biotek (Biotri-ABC Grower) - Reduced use of synthetic inputs

The HGBF | CNTA gives Ghanaian farmers who are interested in alternative farming methods a strong grounding on the benefits, evidence and methods of conservation agriculture. Farmers take part in short term courses at the Centre, itself a model farm which grows diverse crops using only conservative agriculture techniques.

The Howard G Buffett Foundation, Centre for no-till agriculture - No-till, cover cropping,
farmer-managed natural regeneration

ambakofi implements ambitious agroforestry projects in Mkange and Mihuga. The organisation’s purpose is to invest in nature by restoring deforested land, improving soil fertility, and replenishing the water table and river channels. As it does so it will increase food production, produce sustainable timber, repair the ecosystem and progressively reduce the deleterious effects of climate change.

ambakofi - Agroforestry, mangrove restoration

Co-REGEN designs and delivers holistic models for generating reliable energy and biochar. This creates a new income stream for farmers who can sell residues such as nut shells, tea prunings, husks, and tree litter that are either burnt or left in the fields. Biochar reduces fertiliser use and increases productivity so farmers earn more from the same parcel of land.

Co-REGEN - Affordable green power, Nutrient and water conservation, Soil carbon sequestration

Tamalu Farm is an agroforestry and market gardening project in Kenya, the aim of which is to lead the region’s transition towards better land stewardship for small to medium scale farms. Tamalu Farm’s approach is grounded in syntropic agroforestry, a dynamic system that integrates all seven layers of a forest in an agricultural landscape. This fosters increased social, economic, and environmental benefits for its users. Syntropic agroforestry mimics and accelerates natural succession processes to capture carbon, water, nutrients and biodiversity in degraded and undeveloped land.

Tamalu Farm - Agroforestry

Warc manages three farms spread across Ghana and Sierra Leone, working with over 10,000 smallholder farmers cultivating rice, maize, sorghum and soy. Their main focuses are improving technology transfer, food security, and income generation for local farmers. Farmers are provided with a bundle of regenerative agriculture inputs and mechanization, then paid for their produce. The produce of the smallholder farmers is aggregated with Warc’s own production for sale to large grain off-takers. With Warc as a secure buyer, these smallholder farmers gain access to an economic market at guaranteed, predictable selling prices for their produce.

WARC Group - No-Till Crop Rotation 

Reliance uses municipal waste to produce organic compost and related products. Their products are used by non-profits, individuals, schools, landscapers, nurseries, and municipalities. One of their objectives is to use composting as a means to achieve zero waste to landfill. Reliance has so far supported about 500 people from disadvantaged communities with their products.

Reliance Compost - Organic composting

ACARP is an integrated waste processing and recycling company that receives and processes municipal solid and liquid waste. Their waste stream is sorted into three main categories: organic, plastics, and high combustible materials such as textiles. From these sorted waste materials, ACARP produces organic manure, pelletised plastics, and fuels, respectively.

Accra Compost & Recycling Plant (ACARP) Ltd	-Integrated waste recycling

ProTeen cultivates a black soldier fly farm by feeding organic waste to black soldier larvae. Upon maturity, the larvae are harvested, dried, and used to make livestock feed. The black soldier larvae are also used in the production of organic fertilisers for plant production.

ProTeen - Black soldier fly cultivation

Agrimax produces cost-efficient alternative sources of protein for animal feed using black soldier fly larvae. They convert organic waste to fine insect-protein feed to scale-up the yield of local farms. Agrimax rears the black soldier flies to be used for this purpose.

Agrimax - Organic waste to animal feed through black soldier fly

InsectiPro cultivates black soldier fly for animal feed and crickets for human consumption. Their aim is to supply high protein foods at affordable price and to provide a solution for food crises in Africa. They are working to make insect consumption widely accepted by humans. Their cheap animal feed also makes production less costly for farmers.

InsectiPro - Regenerative protein from insects

Biobuu Limited is an insect company that was established after three years of research into the breeding and feeding behaviours of black soldier flies. The company operates on a factory model, producing high protein chicken and fish feed as well as organic compost.

Biobuu Limited - Organic waste to animal feed

AgriProtein uses insects to convert food waste into products such as: livestock and aquaculture feed protein, animal feed oil and organic soil enhancer. AgriProtein collects food waste form various places including the restaurants and supermarkets and uses it to breed black soldier fly larvae. After they pupate, the larvae are processed into MagMeal and fed to chickens, pigs etc. They also produce MagOil, and alternative to palm oil and they produce Magsoil too.

Agriprotein - Value from waste through black soldier fly

Sanergy provides non-sewered sanitation solutions for urban slums. The toilet waste collected by Sanergy is converted into organic fertiliser and insect based animal feed.The sewers are said to be cheaper than the traditional ones on market and franchised to the community. Sanergy's aim is to reduce indiscriminate pollution by providing a cheaper alternative to slum residents in Africa.

Sanergy - Distributed sanitation solutions and black soldier fly

EcoTech DRC uses recycled plastic waste to manufacture interlocking, multi-coloured and multifaceted plastic paving tiles in a range of styles to suit customers' needs. These are used to construct roads, bridges, pavements and parking lots. Additionally, EcoTech DRC manufactures bricks and latrines from recycled plastic waste.

EcoTech DRC - Manufacturing paving from recycled plastic

Zelij has developed an innovative formula that uses 80% plastic waste and 19% eco-friendly materials to produce affordable construction products. The main products sold by the company are traditional floor tiles and paving stones. During the production process, they use less energy and water than conventional construction companies.

Zelij Invent - Plastic waste to paving and bricks

EcoPlastile's innovation, the polymer-sand tile is a roofing tile produced from polymer and sand but made to replicate the outlook of clay and concrete tile. The tiles are produced in four basic colours. EcoPlastile also operates a micro wealth to waste insurance where customers can pay for health insurance with recyclable waste materials. According to EcoPlastile, they intend to address the challenges of urban waste and climate change while improving the youth employment rate, housing, education, and health services.

EcoPlastile - Plastic waste to construction materials

Innovative Plastic Recyclers Gunjur transforms plastic waste into paving and floor tiles, thereby capturing value and supporting sustainable livelihoods. As part of their services, they provide training in the collection and processing of plastic waste, especially to women. Their team also installs the tiles for customers, to give a professional finish.

Innovative Plastic Recyclers Gunjur - Plastic waste to construction material

Greenventure Tanzania recycles plastic waste into construction materials such as bricks and planks. The planks they produce can be used by carpenters to make furniture. Greenventure also makes benches and desks with the planks, which are colourful and do not require painting. They purchase plastic waste from informal collectors. To encourage recycling, they offer discounts to customers who deliver their plastic waste to the facility.

Greenventure - Plastic waste for construction blocks

Build For You (BFU) is a general construction company that buys waste wood and turns it into home and office furniture and construction materials. BFU specialises in the fabrication of summer huts, bespoke kitchens and office partitions. BFU reuses waste wood, mainly from pallets, in its manufacturing processes, to help create an environment that is free of waste wood and to reduce the rate of deforestation.

Build For You (BFU) Kitchens & MORE - Turning waste wood into furniture

Gjenge Makers is a social enterprise whose aim is to address the need for sustainable and affordable alternative construction materials in Kenya and the wider continent. Its initial outputs are innovations derived from recycled plastics to produce paving blocks, paving tiles and manhole covers. Gjenge Makers collects waste plastics and processes these using the latest cutting-edge technologies to mix the recycled plastic with sand to form a mixture it can then mould into various products. Gjenge Makers has cut out a niche as a manufacturing trailblazer in the provision of beautiful and sustainable alternative building materials.

Gjenge Makers - Plastics to bricks

Brickify recycles waste bags into construction materials, such as modular bricks and lumber for roads, furniture and low-cost houses. According to Brickify, their products are water, fire and heat resistant, cheaper and reduces construction time.

Brickify - Plastic waste for road and house construction

Green Pavers uses an innovative styro-plastic densifier to turn plastic waste into durable and affordable building materials and furniture. They make products such as roofing tiles, floor tiles, fencing posts, chain links, coffee tables, furniture and benches. One of their key objective is to provide an alternative to wood in producing furniture and in effect save trees.

GreenPavers - Upcycling plastics to tiles

EarthEnable installs earthen floors as a substitute for cement floors in homes in poor communities in Rwanda. The earthen floors are made from locally sourced clay, sand, fibres, and plant oils. EarthEnable's goal is to provide an affordable flooring solution to low-income families who are unable to afford expensive cement floors. EarthEnable's floor is a substitute for the dirt floors used by low-income households.

EarthEnable - Durable alternatives to cement flooring

Aggreg8 repurposes construction waste into building materials. Aggreg8 partners with demolishers, excavators and developers to receive their waste which would have ended up at the landfill. The waste is reprocessed into reusable construction products such as sub-base material, concrete mix, building sand, filling and crushed sand for concrete product manufacturing.

Aggreg8 - Processing waste into building materials

GreenTech Solutions produces building materials from plastic waste. They work together with informal workers and other community based organisations. Some products they make includes plastic tiles, gutters, ceilings, fencing poles among others. They also engage in awareness creation in society.

GreenTech Solutions - Building materials from recycled plastic waste

SetTIC operates an integrated waste system that manages the collection, sorting, recycling, and recovery of waste, including hazardous waste. To give their clients peace of mind, they destroy and recycle the hard disks they collect and ensure the visibility and traceability of these products. They also provide training and create awareness of waste management. Their aim is to support companies in implementation of their zero waste strategies.

SetTIC - Waste Management

AST Recycling specialises in recycling scrap catalytic converters and electronic waste such as end-of-life computers, printers and other electronic equipment. Their services extend beyond e-waste recycling, however, and include IT asset management and IT asset disposal.

AST Recycling - E-waste recycling

To minimise the environmental pollution caused by e-waste, Atlantic Recycling International Systems offers services to recycle, repair, and reuse small electronic devices from households, businesses, and landfill. The company has deployed the Ghana E-Waste Model (GEMOD) whose aim is to develop a sustainable national e-waste management system.

Atlantic Recycling International Systems - Responsible e-waste management

Close the Gap aims to bridge the digital divide by offering high-quality, pre-owned IT devices donated by European companies to educational, medical and social projects in developing and emerging countries. They collect decommissioned computers from companies and arrange for other organisations to clean the hard disks and configure the hardware according to the requirements of its end users. All the donations made are demand driven and impact oriented. Through their partner Worldloop, Close the Gap ensures that the donated equipment is disposed of in an environmentally responsible way when it is no longer useful.

Close the Gap Kenya - Refurbishing IT equipment

Desco Electronic Recyclers provide responsible electronic recycling for companies concerned about being legally compliant and focusing on environmental sustainability. They partner interested companies to provide their services. They ensure secure data destruction, accurate documentation and reduced environmental harm and risk for the electronic gadgets they receive. They have a no noise pollution, and where possible, they reuse any recycled steel or other materials.

Desco Electronic Recyclers - Electronic recyclers

AS World Tech is an IT company that manufactures equipment. They manufacture watches, laptops, spectacles, and other accessories. To ensure their products are not harmful to the environment, they design their products to last longer. They also intend to ensure their products are recycled and reused by partnering with other companies to build a waste limiting system. AS World Tech supports disadvantaged groups in the community by offering them training in the recovery of computer equipment.

As World Tech - Responsible use of technology

Safaricom launched its e-waste management programme to provide an end-to-end management solution for out of use gadgets. The programme collects a wide range of old electronics and brings them to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Centre. The WEEE Centre recycles the useful materials and properly disposes of the non-recyclable parts to other partners outside of the country. Safaricom hopes to improve public awareness of the challenges of managing e-waste through this programme.

Safaricom's E-waste programme - E2E E-waste management solution

Green Loop Environmental Consultants assists organisations in complying with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles. They support businesses to minimise their impact on the environment as well as having a positive impact on the socioeconomic livelihoods of the communities in which they operate. They train and sensitise the public and encourage Botswana to become a zero-waste society. Their support for companies is based on the values of sustainability, eco-friendliness, the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), health, and governance.

Green loop - Biodegradable packaging 

Clothes to Good sources post-consumer clothing, shoes, bedding, curtains, fashion accessories and other textile waste from schools, corporate volunteerism programmes and H&amp;M stores across South Africa. The received items are sorted and categorised for different purposes, such as donation, recycling, upcycling, downcycling, shredding or destruction. Funds generated from recycling are utilised to run different social impact projects, such as Clothes to Trees. Clothes to Good also provides skills development and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Clothes to Good - Empowering people through recycling clothing

MH Couture is an eco-friendly fashion company located in Ghana. They create upcycled, handmade fashion items and home accessories from waste that would otherwise end up in landfill. They not only recycle fabric, but also turn e-waste into fashion products such as jewellery.

MH Couture - Jewellery from waste

Uzuri K&amp;Y was founded on the vision of Africa as an origin of sustainable fashion items. The company upcycles old tyres into eco-footwear and provides training to reduce the unemployment rate among the youth and women. To support the community, Uzuri K&amp;Y donates at least 150 pairs of shoes each year to children from less privileged families.

Uzuri K&Y ltd - Eco-friendly shoes

Recuplast collects and recycles the waste plastics of the local residents in Senegal. The plastics are recycled to make plastic products such as chairs, dustbins and pans, plastic bowls of different sizes, and other household items at affordable prices.

Recuplast - Plastics collection and recycling

Salubata recycles plastic waste into low-cost shoes. In order to create a closed loop, used shoes are converted into other valuable products. Salubata invented and patented a modular shoe design. With this design, customers can pay less to have different shoe uppers and one sole to complement it. 5% of every shoe purchased is committed to feeding starving children and to empowering women in underserved communities

Salubata - Shoes from plastic waste

The Slum Studio through art and photo documentary use abstract expressionism to create visual dialogues surrounding second hand clothing redistribution. They process and produce hand painted apparel upcycled from discarded second hand clothing waste and textile offcuts exported into Ghana. Their aim is to fuse art and fashion by taking references from rich and well documented practices in different cultures.

The Slum Studio - Recycling second hand clothes

Soko's Kujuwa Initiative produces reusable sanitary pads by upcycling waste materials from their factory. The Kujuwa pad is a high quality, reusable, inexpensive pad that enables girls and women to manage their periods safely. The Kujuwa Initiative employs women trained through their Stitching Academy to produce these reusable sanitary pad kits. Kujuwa has so far engaged and educated over 5,000 individuals, distributed over 7,000 sanitary pads and supported the livelihoods of over 1,000 people."

Soko Kenya  - Reusable sanitary pads

Plasticity upcycles discarded plastic, textile waste and off-cuts into bags and other products. Plasticity sources discarded plastic from their local environment and community and buys plastic from a local recycling centre. They use mielie mailer bags to offer their customers a plastic-free and carbon negative delivery. Mielie mailers do not produce any toxic material and are worm safe and compostable.

Plasticity - Capturing value from discarded plastics

Reaval Uno collects, sorts and processes recyclable plastic waste into forms that are traded to be used in the production of new plastic materials, such as bottle processing, food packaging, fibre production, etc. Their aim is to facilitate a circular economy for plastics to achieve a positive environmental impact. They provide policy makers with evidence-based planning data on plastic waste management and encourage manufacturing companies to introduce recyclates – resins made from recycled plastics – into their consumer products. Throughout their operations, they aim to create earning and fair-wage opportunities for marginalized people.

Reaval UNO - Plastic aggregation

Mckingtorch Africa recycles and upcycles plastic into valuable products. They collect plastic waste bottles from homes, offices and the streets of the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The plastics are combined with other materials to produce slippers, school bags, side tables and throw pillows, among others. To tackle the issues of plastic pollution and environmental sanitation, they engage in advocacy by organising community and beach clean-ups and mentoring and training young people on creating solutions out of waste.

Mckingtorch Africa - Transforming plastic waste into valuable products

Libe Green's goals are to achieve zero waste and provide employment by collecting, processing and upcycling plastics. Libe Green's initiatives include designing customised bottles for plastic gardening, upcycling waste plastics into flowers to be used as decorative pieces, and pelletising and flaking some of their plastics to be used as resources. By organising engaging workshops, Libe Green educates the community on positive environmental practices and the impact they can have.

Libe Green Innovation - Changing mindsets on plastic waste

Coliba Recycling addresses plastic waste pollution in West Africa through a franchise model that integrates Coliba Rangers (waste pickers) on a digital platform. This platform enables households, institutions, and communities to find the nearest waste pickers to pick up their recyclables.

Coliba Ghana - Mobile supported recycling

Coliba provides solutions for the waste management issue in Côte d'Ivoire. They engage in the training of informal waste collectors and support these collectors to formalize their business. Coliba also installs recycling containers in the municipalities for free and hosts awareness programmes to address the issues of sorting and recycling.

Coliba - Creating jobs in waste management

Africa Global Recycling (AGR) is a waste recycling company that transforms waste into new resources. The company sorts and recycles various types of waste, like paper, metal, plastic and WEEE. AGR converts the waste into secondary raw materials and sells these to their clients to make new products. Also, the company offers consulting services to support their customers in the implementation of sustainable development approaches

Africa Global Recycling (AGR) - Integrated recycling service

AfricWaste has set up a structured plastic waste collection and recovery system for informal workers in Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital. The system helps informal collectors to sell the plastic bottles they collect from individuals and merchants at a storage point. AfricWaste has also introduced a smartphone app to link waste producers, collectors, and Veolia, the recycler.

AfricWaste (Veolia) - Recovering plastic from waste

The Aquila recycling plant redirects plastic waste from the waste streams for recycling. Their processes include buying waste plastic and then sorting, segregating, crushing, washing, cleaning, and packaging the resulting plastic flakes. Aquila employs waste pickers to collect waste plastic from landfill, and they sell their plastic flakes to plastic companies who reuse them.

Aquila Recycling - Plastic recycler

Avo Recycling purchases plastic waste from waste collectors. These plastics are converted to pellets and sold to their clients to be used as raw materials for production. The recycled plastics are used in the production of plastic bags, sheets, pipes, and a wide range of other plastic products.

Avo Recycling - Pelletising plastics for raw materials

Pelmanco specialises in recycling various plastic pellets. Their manufacturing work includes LDPE recycling, mix plastic, clear plastic, consol plastic, wrap plastic and waste plastic recycling services. They produce three main items in their manufacturing line: Black LD (from LDPE &amp; LLDPE film grade materials), Clear LD (from in-house virgin waste, LDPE &amp; LLDPE film grade) and Smokey LD (from post-industrial LDPE &amp; LLDPE film grade materials). Their end products have different purposes depending on the raw material used. Pelmanco offers clients tailored services where they collect in-house waste, recycle it according to specification, and deliver the recycled material to be re-used in the client's production process.

Pelmanco Recycling - Plastic recycling for manufacturing

Proplast Industry buys and recycles plastic waste through their Récuplast collection points. They transform the collected plastics into granules that they supply to their partner plastics industries. They also offer home collection for large quantities of waste.

Proplast Industrie - Plastics waste collectors and recyclers

Plastic Egypt started as a thermoplastic recycling company. Over the past two decades, they have adapted to meet the current market demand by purchasing and recycling various forms of scrap plastic. Plastic Egypt recycles plastic waste in various forms, such as bales, rolls, bulky parts, purges, and regrinds.

Plastic Egypt - Scrap plastic recycling for reuse

JMB Plastics specialises in recycling and pelletising first-generation LDPE film-grade clean used plastic. Their aim is to produce virgin-grade plastics from waste plastics. Their plastics are tested to ensure they have no defects and sold to be used in the production of virgin materials.

JMB Plastics (PTY) Ltd - Virgin grade recycled plastics

Chanja Datti (which in Hausa means to transform dirt) is a recycling company. Their aim is to rid the environment of non-biodegradable waste materials through recycling. Chanja Datti collects PET plastic waste and other recyclables, such as aluminium cans and paper, which are then purified, flaked, and baled to be sold. Chanja Datti uses their platform to empower women and unemployed youths through their micro-entrepreneurship programme. Additionally, they conduct sensitisation and awareness campaigns about the need for recycling.

Chanja Datti - Transforming waste into value

ADALI Plast specialises in the treatment of industrial waste. They collect and treat all types of plastic, which are then crushed or granulated. Their recycled plastics can be used for any type of non-food product. ADALI Plast collects and recycles a wide range of plastics, including PE, PET, PP, PVC, ABS, and PS.

ADALI Plast -The recycling professional

Biophyto produces organic fertilisers and pesticides from neem seeds and aromatic plants. These products are manufactured and improved locally, in collaboration with farmers and researchers. Biophyto has conducted extensive research on the use of neem and its benefits to plants. The bio-pesticides and bio-fertilisers are organic and certified by ECOCERT.

Biophyto - Organic inputs for regenerative farming

The Ndanifor Permaculture Ecovillage, a programme supported by Better World Cameroon, is a permaculture demonstration site and centre for environmental education and sustainable food production. The Ndanifor Ecovillage provides training in organic agriculture using indigenous knowledge and fair-trade principles, while promoting environmental conservation.

Ndanifor Permaculture Ecovillage - Sustainable management on farmland and commercial areas

Footprints Africa supports SMEs to adopt future-friendly practices, address the challenges of growth and create jobs, using supply chains as a tool for development. 