Plastic Upcycling Startup Kubik Closes $3.34 Million Seed to Scale Production in Ethiopia
By Annie Njanja
The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to triple to over 1,000 million tons by 2060. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report predicts that developed countries will continue to produce the most plastic waste per person, although emerging regions like Africa and Asia are expected to experience the fastest growth owing to rapid population growth and urbanization.
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Source: TechCrunch (link opens in a new window)
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