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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.</p>","problem":"<p>Around the world, 1/3 of food produced is wasted each year. In the Middle East/North African region, which is TeKeya’s target market, that translates to 250kg of edible food getting thrown out per person each year. Along with the immense ratio of people living below the poverty line, who often cannot afford nutritious meals, food waste is a crucial issue that needs to be addressed urgently.</p>","solution":"<p>Tekeya is a digital app that connects customers with leftover food from supermarkets and restaurants. Originally Tekeya was established after seeing that lots of food were not being sold in restaurants or supermarkets while still perfectly edible. The founder wanted to use all the experience gained from working as a corporate Vice President. Retail was an easy entry point for app development, but eventually, the goal is to work up the value chain step by step. They are looking to expand in Egypt to delta cities, adding potential 3M customers. In addition, they’re looking across borders, first Middle East and potentially elsewhere in Africa too.</p><p><br></p><p>In addition to their marketplace app, they’ve developed a donation platform. They have a subscription platform and work with corporations, that provide monthly payments through their CSR budgets. For consumers, there is an opportunity to purchase as donations.</p><p><br></p><p>The company is a for-profit social enterprise that has few revenue models. The app is a marketplace with two forms: B2C marketplace directly to consumers (a percentage commission per transaction) and a B2B marketplace being piloted.</p>","outcome":"<p>For food providers, the app adds profits and minimizes loss and for customers, everything is sold at a 50% discount. The company works with a start-up in Sweden and is already present in 17 countries globally. Their app helps grocery store managers better assess the shelf life of their products and helps them with dynamic discounts. Tekeya creates an API integration: the better the application works, the more surplus there will be and the more potential supply. They also work with an Egyptian start-up, where the focus is on bigger surplus food - coming from wholesalers and big suppliers. They have also, partnered with 75 certified charities in Egypt.</p><p>  </p><p>The company is looking for a strategic start-up partnership with a player that’s on the supplier side as the volumes are bigger and could be channeled through the app to other players like restaurants, and possibly other retailers too.</p><p><br></p>","additional_info":"<p>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. 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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.</p>","problem":"<p>Imagine a tough, fire-resistant building material that could simply grow from a combination of mushrooms on agricultural waste. In Kenya, most construction materials are imported, and for this reason are relatively expensive and often simply not the best quality. The country has an annual housing demand of 250,000 units with an estimated supply of just 50,000, leaving an 80% deficit. At the same time, there are natural resources whose potential application in construction is largely untapped. One is agricultural waste produced by small-scale farmers. 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Although the major challenge has been changing public perception on the use of mycelium in construction, MycoTile currently has more demand than they can supply. A recent important step in their growth was the conclusion of a co-manufacturing contract with a government entity. They are establishing partnerships with small scale farmers, who they pay for agricultural waste, to assure security of supply.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of <strong>Footprints Africa</strong>'s work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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However, about half of these manufacturers either dump at landfills, burn or sludge their waste fabric. Until now, there has simply been no recycling on a significant scale.</p>","solution":"<p>Rewoven diverts textile waste produced by clothing manufacturers from landfill in Cape Town by recycling and upcycling. They collect a range of raw materials: off-cut fabric, end-of-roll fabric, clothing rejects, and unsold inventory. The fabrics are then sorted into two different processes. Domestically recycled textile waste fibres are processed in South Africa and used as filling materials, construction insulation, disaster relief blankets and so on. 100% recycled fabrics are processed by Rewoven’s R&amp;D partner in India – although their ultimate plan is to set up recycling facilities in South Africa.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The team at Rewoven is also doing further research to understand the journey and impact of fashion waste. In 2020 they launched Future of Fashion, a sustainable fashion indaba dedicated to enabling collaborative knowledge-sharing that can help the development of a thriving, inclusive, ethical and future-fit local fashion industry.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of&nbsp;<strong>Footprints Africa</strong>'s work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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It blocks waterways, causing&nbsp;eutrophication. It affects water quality and aquatic life and contributes to the&nbsp;spread of disease. It has even caused power outages through clogging of hydroelectric power plant intakes.&nbsp;However, it also has unique properties. If combined with certain biodegradable components it can be used to produce packaging products and can serve as a&nbsp;viable alternative to plastics. Similarly, agricultural waste with packaging&nbsp;potential is also usually disposed of in applications that fetch low value to farmers, such as composting and, in some&nbsp;cases, burning.</p>","solution":"<p>Hya Bioplastics produces biodegradable packaging from plant fibres. Their current range of products is made from plantbased agricultural waste. Currently, Hya Bioplastics uses maize husks and sugar cane bagasse for their products, but they are trialling water hyacinth as the major feedstock for future production of plastic alternatives. The main challenge relates to the logistics of collecting sufficient volumes of water hyacinth to process. The packaging materials are biodegradable and compostable. Hya Bioplastics aims to track and collect used packages at centralised points. The waste packages can then be used to produce compost for the cassava farmers in their supply chain. In addition, some of the waste packaging can be combined with other components to produce briquettes. Hya Bioplastics has received support from the Mechanical Engineering department at Makerere, mentoring advice from Mike Werner, head of circular economy at Google, and input from Alysia Garmulewicz, founder of Materiom. The initiative is the first-place winner of the Wege prize 2020 and one of the winners of the Texas A&amp;M University Invent for the Planet 2020 prize.&nbsp;</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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They work&nbsp;with agro-industrial companies and farmer cooperatives to create value out of their waste and by-products. LONO operates in rural communities to reduce transport costs&nbsp;and ensure easy access to the customers&nbsp;who need their solutions the most. LONO has two different models. First, they produce patented, domestic scale,&nbsp;prefabricated composters and digesters for farmers to process their own biowaste. Their outreach team visits farmers and advises on how to enhance the compost to suit their soil and crops. Second, LONO&nbsp;partners with medium-sized factories to build industrial scale biowaste composting and biodigestion units and thereby avoid waste incineration. Revenue generated from&nbsp;the facility is shared between LONO and their clients. As part of this model, LONO is setting up a compost brand to sell their biofertilisers. LONO has received a number of grants to develop their prefabricated equipment and&nbsp;a larger grant for industrial scale production, which they are now co-financing. They carry out their lab tests and field trials for&nbsp;biogas output and compost quality in a dedicated local laboratory, in partnership&nbsp;with Yamoussoukro Polytechnic.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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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.</p>","problem":"<p>Soil degradation is a common problem that farmers experience after years of&nbsp;farming their land. Most farmers in Ghana&nbsp;depend on costly chemical fertilisers to artificially boost nutrients and enhance&nbsp;their yields. The use of chemicals can&nbsp;cause further soil degradation, which in turn affects the nutritional value of the&nbsp;food that is grown. Meanwhile, farmers either burn or openly dump agricultural waste, which could otherwise be used to rejuvenate degraded soil with nutrients&nbsp;and organic matter.</p>","solution":"<p>Sabon Sake produces regenerative soil solutions to help reverse infertile and degraded farm soils. The 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 sequesters carbon released into the atmosphere. Sabon Sake has partnered with agrowaste producing districts in the South Volta region, where they have easy access to waste produced as an agricultural by-product. Their location enables easy distribution of products to farms in other communities. They organise knowledge sharing workshops with farmers where they raise awareness of their soil blend and provide training on climate-resilient agricultural practices. Sabon Sake was the winner of the 2019 Climate Launchpad competition in Ghana.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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After leather manufacturers purchase their materials from the slaughterhouses, the low quality, third grade hides are discarded or used for dog food. Wasted hides cause both air and land pollution, as well as unpleasant smells for the people living near slaughterhouses. Another largely untapped source of hides comes from the cattle that die during the frequent droughts in northern Kenya, the loss of which can otherwise destroy the livelihoods of cattle owners.</p>","solution":"<p>In 2014 Kyuma Goods started by collecting discarded hides from farms and slaughterhouses to produce leather for footwear. Next, they began to partner with communities affected by drought by engaging women and young people to collect discarded waste cattle hides. They developed a 21-day training programme for collectors on how to collect and preserve the hides using natural techniques. This minimises air pollution and ensures that the hides are in good condition when Kyuma Goods collects them. Committed to removing the negative impacts of hide processing, Kyuma Goods have researched the use of vegetable extracts instead of harmful chemicals in tanning their leather. They are now researching the possibility of incorporating other plant and animal-based tanning products, such as rhubarb, red cabbage and pig manure. In addition to employing people from the local community, Kyuma Goods offers vocational skills training and serves as an incubation centre in the community. They also run an internship programme for students to come and learn from their workers. Kyuma Goods is ISO14000 certified.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. 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About 50% of these clothing items end up in landfill almost as soon as they are imported, while many others are burnt. Manufacturers are obliged to make more to respond to evolving fashion trends, causing a significant carbon footprint, the creation of ever more waste, and more dumping in secondary markets such as Ghana. With this surplus, however, there is an opportunity to convert discarded materials into other fashion items of higher value at a lower cost</p>","solution":"<p>Kolics produces hand-made shoes from repurposed materials. They sell their shoes under the brand name Koliko Wear. Koliko Wear shoes, for example, are made with materials such as second-hand jeans, pieces of excess fabric from local seamstresses, flour sacks from bakeries and waste car tyres. They also upcycle used footwear into new designs. Because of their approach to the supply chain, it is sometimes hard to match customer demands, but equally customers love that each pair of shoes is distinct. The Kolics team is also passionate about training. They run an informal internship programme for fashion students from the local technical university in their community. The company recently participated in the Zongo Development Project, which was started by the Ghanaian government to support young people with technical skills. Kolics play san advocacy role to educate the public on proper clothing disposal through radio features and they run a scheme to accept old clothes from community members for use in their production. Kolics also participated in the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre’s Climate Launchpad in 2019.&nbsp;</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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On the one hand, people living with disabilities in Ghana are often marginalised, living in poverty because they struggle to gain employment. However, with the right support and opportunities, there are many paid roles they could take on. On the other hand, there is abundant waste that could be repurposed in the fashion industry instead of causing harm to society and the environment. Old tyres, for example, harbour stagnant water, providing a rich breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitoes. Alternatively, they are burnt, creating noxious air pollution. Other ‘waste’ products that could be repurposed - scrap fabrics, cotton threads, recycled glass and plastic bottles – are mostly neglected.</p>","solution":"<p>Dignified Wear is a social enterprise that uses circular economy principles to turn waste into value. They manufacture and sell shoes, handbags, traditional clothing and accessories. They buy waste tyres at a low price and collect discarded pieces of fabric from local dressmakers. They embellish their products with beads they manufacture themselves from broken glass. Inspired by the incredible achievements of her grandmother, Mabel provides training and employment for people with disabilities and rural women. The first few employees were sponsored to attend a vocational school and they now act as trainers for new employees. In addition, Dignified Wear provides support for selected trainees to go on and set up their own businesses.&nbsp;</p>","outcome":"<p><br></p>","additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. 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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.</p>","problem":"<p>Commercially manufactured feeds are too expensive for fish farmers in Tanzania. An estimated 76% resort to making their own feed in small batches from local ingredients. The resulting feed is nutritionally inadequate since farmers do not have the right knowledge, ingredients or equipment. The result is slower growing, smaller fish, which diminishes farmers’ potential returns. Meanwhile, markets in Dar es Salaam produce as much as 4,200 tonnes of waste every day, which could be converted to high protein fish feed, but instead goes to landfill</p>","solution":"<p>NovFeed converts food market waste to high protein feed and organic fertiliser with the help of black soldier flies, crickets and worms. The resulting insect-based product is an alternative to the soy and fishmeal that is used in producing 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 be converted into compost, with the help of worms. In collaboration with local universities and research institutions, NovFeed is conducting trials of their fish feed, laboratory tests on fertiliser formulae, and is exploring further use of crickets in their process. They reach their fish-farmer customers through KCG Aquatec, a consultancy that provides guidance and technical assistance to farmers. The Tanzanian government has also provided them with office space to operate for the next two years. NovFeed’s team is also reviewing their model to empower women to collect organic waste, especially from marketplaces and restaurants. As part of the next phase of their development, they are exploring how to collect household waste and address the harder challenges of unsegregated waste.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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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.</p>","problem":"<p>In Ghana, a total of 2,620 tonnes of blood, intestinal contents and waste tissues from abattoirs are discharged into the environment – including watercourses and landfills – annually. Abattoir waste causes land and air pollution, releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. On the other hand, abattoir waste is a resource that can be processed using natural methods to produce maggots – a cheap protein feed that can be used as a replacement for soya and fish.&nbsp;</p>","solution":"<p>Neat Eco-Feeds converts organic waste to high-protein feed for fish and poultry, with the help of black soldier fly larvae. The company was established to convert abattoir waste generated by Neat Meat. Currently, Neat Eco-Feeds does not use waste from Neat Meat’s abattoir alone but also waste from local breweries, granaries (sorghum, millet, maize), and porridge vendors, as well as rice bran and sawdust. Neat Eco-Feeds raises and collects the eggs of black soldier fly in an insectarium. The black soldier flies and their larvae feed on the waste collected, and the maggots can also be used as animal feed. Their feed production is zero-waste because the byproduct is used as a compost for crop farms. Customer surveys of farmers also indicate that their feed has the interesting benefit of reducing poultry mortality.</p><p>Neat Eco-Feeds has received awards from the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre, and was a winner in the 2019 UNDP Waste Recovery Innovation Challenge.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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This is often imported, costly, and – in the case of feed – uses foodstuffs that are also in demand for human consumption. Meanwhile, as much as half of the 3,000 tonnes of waste produced in Nairobi alone every day is organic – that is, a feedstock. If treated and processed appropriately it could be used to produce organic fertilisers and animal feed for poultry, pigs and fish.</p>","solution":"<p>Through a process of bioconversion, Ecodudu’s black soldier fly larvae convert waste into fertiliser (‘Shamba Mix)’, and the larvae are used to make a high-protein feed source (‘Dudu Meal’). Currently their main raw material – which represents about 90% of their inputs – is avocado waste from a single producer. In using this, they divert some 20 tonnes every day from landfill. To close the loop further they also supply this same producer with Shamba Mix to feed the avocado trees. Ecodudu is now also working to decentralise production by training farmers to produce the feed and organic fertilisers themselves. This will enable them to scale with less capital, increasing their impact by reducing waste to landfill, enhancing soils and improving farmer livelihoods. At the same time, Ecodudu is developing different fertiliser formulae – some 34 in total – that they plan to use to provide farmers with precision nutrition for their crops. They have benefitted from a unique investment from GreenTec Capital, who provide operational support and market linkages, which will convert into equity if certain milestones are achieved.&nbsp;</p>","outcome":"<p><br></p>","additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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Construction waste constitutes an average of 30% of all waste that goes to urban landfills. At the same time, there is a huge deficit of housing in South Africa’s urban centres where alternative construction materials can fill a gap. What if we were to start thinking of construction waste as a resource, in the same way as the packaging that is sent to landfill?</p>","solution":"<p>RamBrick is a compressed earth block application using waste soils from construction and development sites and crushed rubble to manufacture blocks for housing construction.&nbsp;The RamBrick is composed of a blended mixture of 70% waste soils, 25% crushed builders rubble and 5% cement stabilizer. They are made without water, using a hydraulic compression system to press the waste materials into blocks that are subsequently air cured, creating a very lowembodied building material (251kg CO2/ m2 compared to concrete blocks at 760kg CO2/m2).&nbsp;The RamBrick offers two main benefits: firstly, landfill diversion. Urban centre landfills are rapidly filling up and it makes no sense to use an expensive engineered lined landfill to store inert waste materials. Secondly, the RamBrick is highly thermally efficient, bullet-proof, sound-proof, cheaper (16% cheaper than concrete blocks and 45% cheaper than clay bricks), requires zero water in manufacturing, and has a very low embodied energy. The idea behind the RamBrick was to create new enterprises to divert waste from landfills and manufacture blocks for the gap in the housing market. RamBrick’s work has been supported through partnerships with the eThekwini Municipality (Durban), and the Development Bank of South Africa through the country’s Jobs Fund and the Green Fund.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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Some 90% of this is sent to landfill or burnt illegally, as there is no formal means of waste collection. A small proportion is collected, pelletised and shipped to markets such as China and India to be used as raw materials. However, this unmanaged plastic waste is a tremendous opportunity. It can be recycled to make construction materials with a smaller environmental footprint, and in the process create jobs to help tackle Uganda’s high unemployment rate.&nbsp;</p>","solution":"<p>Eco Brixs started in 2017 as the Masaka Recycling Initiative, at which point it focused on plastic recovery. After two years of operation, Andy realised more could be done to capture the value in plastics as well as support the local economy, and Eco Brixs was born. In collaboration with universities and other experts they have researched how to transform the plastic. Now, they recycle seven types of plastics to make various products, such as an innovative plastic-sand composite paver, which has proven to be stronger, lighter and more durable than concrete. A series of other prototypes are in the pipeline. Eco Brixs’ other focus is on creating jobs – especially for people with disabilities – supporting the local economy and educating people on plastic waste. They have set up 20 recycling centres in different communities across Uganda. They also collaborate with schools to educate students on good environmental practices, establishing 31 ‘Eco Clubs’ with over 900 students. More recently, to support COVID-19 efforts, Eco Brixs have produced PPE from recycled plastics.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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Some 30% of all materials delivered to construction sites is wasted, usually ending up in landfill. In South Africa, millions of people live in poor quality housing in townships on the peripheries of cities. These townships are a legacy of Apartheid, and their low-quality construction and distance from services and economic opportunity, effectively reinforce inequalities. It will become increasingly critical not only to recycle more construction waste, but also to repurpose perfectly good</p>","solution":"<p>Arup is developing DigiYard as a digital platform that facilitates the flow of usable construction waste and surplus building material from construction sites to informal settlement upgrading projects. The platform aims to reduce construction waste in landfill whilst addressing the need for affordable, high quality building materials in the informal housing sector. Through the platform, construction companies donate materials and users pay a fee to use the app. They typically pay half the price of materials they would have paid at the second-hand market. This means that low-income customers are able to purchase expensive materials at a lower cost, improving the quality and safety of their construction. Construction companies should ultimately be able to have a detailed understanding of their material waste streams in order to minimise waste and increase efficiencies. Smaller construction companies in particular benefit from saving transport costs and landfill fees.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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Disabled women are particularly marginalised. Providing them with meaningful employment and empowerment is a challenge. Meanwhile, there is an opportunity to create jobs from the recycling of empty printer cartridges. Less than 10% of the 12 million printer cartridges that enter the South African market each year are recycled after use; the rest simply end up in landfill sites.&nbsp;</p>","solution":"<p>greenABLE diverts empty printer cartridges (and other office e-waste) from landfill by extracting their valuable material. In the process, they&nbsp;create jobs and opportunities for people with disabilities. greenABLE’s specialists dismantle cartridges and separate their components to extract plastic, metals such as mild steel and aluminium. The plastics are granulated, extruded, and pelletised, and, along with the other materials, are sold to manufacturers for recycling. Each year greenAble processes and diverts approximately 30 tonnes of electronic waste from landfills. Some of the recycled plastics are used by another company to produce portable laptop stands with the brand name eezigo. In the past, greenABLE has provided recycled plastics to the South African government’s low-cost housing initiative. greenABLE works with disabled people who have had limited access to high quality education. Its employees are upskilled whilst working at greenABLE, spending 75% of their time working on cartridge recovery, and 25% receiving vocational training to further their education and increase their chances at better job positions. greenABLE’s people are also encouraged to act as agents to start cartridge collection businesses from their neighbourhoods. greenABLE’s employees are sponsored by companies, and the organisation also benefits from this in terms of South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment programme.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. 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Meanwhile, as a material, plastic has a wide range of applications, meaning recycled and reused plastics can replace virgin resources, even preventing deforestation where it can provide a substitute for wood.</p>","solution":"<p>Pyramid Recycling began by recovering plastic waste. However, they realised that this was not enough to prevent the plastic returning to the streets, as most was downcycled into plastic bags, used once and then ending up in gutters. Pyramid invented their own products such as curtain ropes, chair fittings (‘chair shoes’) and ‘wood plastics’, which they sell in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo and Burkina Faso. They recycle PET, LDPE, HDPE, PS, GPPS and PVC into plastic products. As one of the first to start recycling in Ghana, Pyramid has trained many others who have gone on to establish local recycling companies. Most pelletise and export plastics. Yougbare helped found the National Plastic Recyclers Union, which comprises 50 member companies. In addition, Pyramid has created livelihood opportunities that would not otherwise have existed, by training waste pickers, including many single mothers, who supply Pyramid and other recyclers with plastics, supplying 65% of the four to five tonnes of plastics Pyramid receives each week. The rest are collected from plastic producing companies, often from waste packaging. Pyramid’s innovative ‘wood plastic’ has been certified by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Ghana</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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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.</p>","problem":"<p>In Accra, 73% of the population use shared sewage facilities from which faecal&nbsp;sludge is drained mechanically by trucks, with 72% of this ending up untreated in the environment. The only remaining&nbsp;landfill site in Accra is estimated to have reached capacity. Of the 2,385&nbsp;tonnes of municipal waste produced daily, organic matter comprises 65%. On the other hand, Africa has some of the most degraded soils in the world, with land being stripped of micro and&nbsp;macro nutrients. Waste organic matter&nbsp;can return vital nutrients to the soil and&nbsp;create energy and irrigation water from by-products of the process.</p>","solution":"<p>Safisana designs, constructs and operates waste-to-energy anaerobic digestion plants. The company combines organic waste from food markets and abattoirs with faecal matter from urban slums to produce biogas, soil conditioner and irrigation water. They have their own nutrient rich organic fertiliser brand, ‘Asaase Gyefo’ (‘Soil Saviour’), which they both sell and use to produce seedlings. A significant portion of revenue comes from selling electricity generated from captured methane to the national power company. Collaboration has always been at the heart of their model, right from their founding. The local municipal assembly contributed land for their plant. They work closely with NGOs improving public toilets, and they have a deep relationship with local communities. Improving sanitation requires them to encourage behaviour change, which entails educating customers on proper segregation and disposal of organic waste. In this regard, every employee of Safisana is an ambassador for the change they are contributing to. They have benefitted from blended financing - from grants to establish the plant, to a diverse revenue mix to cover operating costs. This reflects the deep value they provide, which goes beyond sanitation services to customers, or soil enhancement to farmer buyers and extends to cleaning up the environment and communities, while alleviating the burden on an overencumbered waste management system</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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Much e-waste contains harmful materials which are detrimental to the environment and human health when not properly disposed of. Many of the discarded devices can be repaired and reused, giving mobile connectivity access to someone who may not otherwise be able to afford it. For equipment that cannot be repaired, precious metals and recyclable materials can be extracted, and their material value recovered.</p>","solution":"<p>WEEE Centre is a recycler that processes all types of electrical and electronic waste for a safer environment and improved human health. As well as serving their mother company, they collect or receive e-waste from at least 8,000 clients, including learning institutions, embassies, corporate clients and residential customers. All products received are dismantled and treated differently; each fraction has its own processing line. Products are either recycled locally or exported for recycling where facilities are not yet present in Kenya. Electronic waste can be repaired, upcycled, recycled or have its remaining value extracted. Certain repaired products are sold to second-hand electronics dealers. WEEE Centre is also committed to building awareness on e-waste. The company hosts community sessions in their offices and has collaborated with commercial partners, such as Safaricom, to set up over 100 collection points. Beyond Kenya, they are part of a growing continental network with partners in 15 African countries who do similar work, and to whom they provide training and support. WEEE Centre is ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 certified.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. 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But with a growing population and an expanding middle class, there are opportunities to provide water according to a low cost, decentralised model, which also minimises material use.&nbsp;</p>","solution":"<p>Jibu Tanzania provides safe, affordable and accessible drinking water through a decentralised franchise model. Tayeb Noorbhai saw franchisees that were operating successfully in Rwanda and Uganda and wanted to create a Tanzanianowned franchise, so that in the long run the business could become the backbone of a development distribution vehicle that is both localised and profitable. Jibu Global, the licensing partner of Jibu Tanzania, operates across seven African countries and has launched 122 franchises. Jibu offers small entrepreneurs the opportunity to purchase franchises with them. Water production units are paid for through a royalty per litre fee. They support the businesses with both set up and continuous training.</p><p>From a circular perspective, the idea is to use less plastic, and keep it in circulation for longer through refilling. Jibu Tanzania uses sturdy Polycarbonate 20 litre bottles that have a higher grammage and last for over 200 to 400 refill uses. The bottles are inspected and sanitised before reuse. Any damaged bottles are delivered to recycling companies. There are some interesting advantages to this model, not least the substitution effect. In supplying clean water in reusable containers, Jibu are reducing the labour intensity and time spent in collecting and purifying water through boiling (typically done by women) and the consumption of single-use plastic bottled water.&nbsp;</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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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.</p>","problem":"<p>How can we harness the power of organic waste to improve soil condition? According to the UN Environment Programme, some 60% of South Africa’s land has very low levels of organic matter, making it susceptible to degradation and low productivity. There is an urgent need to restore organic matter. At the same time, domestic organic waste that is capable of improving soil structure is simply being driven into landfill. Up to 40% of Johannesburg’s municipal solid waste is food waste. It decomposes into methane in anaerobic conditions, causing these sites to be the second highest producers of methane in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","solution":"<p>Vermicompost is compost made by earthworms. They eat organic waste and excrete rich compost which is especially good for organic farming. It is known as the best type of compost because it is so biologically rich and nutrient dense. 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. His customers, who have no access to municipal recycling or composting services, pay 190 rand per month for this service. The business started at neighbourhood level, but Himkaar’s vision is to evolve the model using a circular economy approach which would valorise food waste and allow the company to go global. This would enable people to earn income from making vermicompost at home, which is expected to be a significant enough incentive to get people to compost their food waste.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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Arena Recycling has experimented to develop its own formula to melt and mix the materials, giving them the required properties to meet Tanzanian construction standards. To collect plastic waste, Arena Recycling organises campaigns for beach cleanup around marine areas, which serves the additional purpose of educating and promoting behaviour change in waste disposal. They also purchase plastics from community collectors. Arena Recycling has partnered with Young Water Solutions Organisation, an NGO, to collaborate with the municipality and the community members of Temeke District to construct 12 pit latrines and two water tanks for 2000 students. The Tanzania Bureau of Standards is currently verifying the Eco-bricks for certification.</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. 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The few that are recycled locally are often downcycled into a product of lower value. The vast stocks of plastic waste could in fact be considered a resource if we could ‘close the loop’, i.e., use old plastic to make new plastic products. For example, bottle-to-bottle recycling, in which, once the contents of a water bottle are consumed, the container is collected, processed and turned into a new water bottle. This could save on the costs of importing virgin materials and the associated pollution and environmental degradation, as well as create huge numbers of local jobs.</p>","solution":"<p>Mr Green Africa (MGA) collects, converts and sells more than 140 metric tonnes of post-consumer plastic per month,&nbsp;operating 15 trading points in Nairobi. About half comes directly from informal waste pickers, representing a regular supply from around 550 of Kenya’s most marginalised workers. MGA focuses on three types of plastics (HDPE, PP and PET), and is experimenting with collecting and processing ‘flexible’ single-use plastic. MGA converts this post-consumer plastic ‘waste’ into valuable material, which is sold to local manufacturers, including suppliers of packaging to Unilever and other strategic partners. MGA works with fast moving consumer goods companies and third-party plastics manufacturers to three-way offtake agreements for high quality post-consumer recycled content, helping partners to realize their sustainable packaging goals by accessing ethically sourced and locally produced material. They have strategic partnerships with Unilever, Dow and TOTAL. With Unilever they have developed the Waste Picker Transformation Journey to provide waste pickers with access to benefits, goods and services that improve their quality of life. With Dow they are piloting an app that links drivers with consumers for household pick up of plastic waste. The TOTAL pilots aggregation centres at TOTAL petrol stations, allowing customers to gain points for bringing their plastics, and redeem those points at TOTAL shops. They secured Series A funding in 2019 and have since doubled their revenues</p>","outcome":null,"additional_info":"<p>This case study has been created as part of Footprints Africa's work to build the first ever comprehensive mapping of circular economy initiatives in Africa. This will lay the foundation open-source database that can inspire local initiatives, as well as inform the global dialogue, which is largely focused on the European and American contexts. We are doing this in collaboration with the African Circular Economy Network (ACEN). 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OKO Forests harvests the crops, transports them, warehouses them and processes them. 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These in turn exacerbate poverty - as resources are degraded poverty worsens, which makes short-term needs more acute - which leads to greater degradation. This is a vicious cycle in which ecological destruction and poverty reinforce each other. RRC reverses this destructive cycle by combining economic development with ecological restoration, creating livelihoods that reinforce ecological health through transformation of degraded landscapes into productive ecosystems.</p>","solution":"<p>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. In Songor, Ghana, RRC has leased a 2,500 hectare site for 90 years as part of a $50 million investment, where dryland agroforestry will be introduced. Dryland agroforestry is ideal for low rainfall areas, being able to survive up to two years without rain. It can also transform watersheds using nearby seawater systems. 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