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Trash Talk: Why the Circular Economy Could be Sub-Saharan Africa’s Latest Leapfrog Industry
From mobile banking to off-grid energy, sub-Saharan Africa has shown a tendency to leapfrog the rest of the world in establishing widespread access to digital infrastructure and new technologies. Tine Fisker Henriksen at BESTSELLER Foundation explores how the continent is making similar strides in the circular economy. She shares how enterprises across the region are taking innovative approaches to waste management, developing groundbreaking approaches to waste collection and recycling – while also supporting the often-informal workers who power the industry.
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- Technology, WASH
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Coca-Cola Partners with PBSP, PLAF to Collect, Recycle Plastic Packaging
Plastic waste pollution continues to be a growing problem in the Philippines and the world as millions of tons of plastic end up in our oceans, endangering marine life and contributing to climate change.
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- WASH
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- recycling
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Asian Development Bank, China Everbright Environment Form Strategic Partnership for Ocean Health in Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China Everbright Environment Group Limited (CEEGL) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on efforts to promote the circular economy and protect ocean health in Asia.
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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South Africa: Lesedi to Convert Plastics Into Electricity via Pyrolysis
Lesedi Nuclear Services has been appointed by Kibo Energy to build the EPC for the waste-to-energy plastics plants using pyrolysis technology in South Africa.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, recycling
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Press Release: DigiPlex Supports Sustainable School-Building in Cote d’Ivoire with 1.2 Million NOK Donation to UNICEF
DigiPlex is supporting a pioneering UNICEF scheme that empowers mothers economically by creating an innovative recycling market, transforming plastic waste into building bricks for new school construction.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghanaian Startup Jumeni Launches Waste Management Platform
Ghanaian startup Jumeni has launched a platform which allows individuals and businesses to access waste collection and recycling services via USSD, web or mobile app.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Global Day of Action: A Call for Leaders to Go #BeyondRecovery to a Zero Waste Future
Global Day of Action: A Call for Leaders to Go #BeyondRecovery to a Zero Waste Future
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
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Lancôme Launches Global Sustainability Program
Lancôme has launched its first global sustainability program, named Caring Together for a Happier Tomorrow, with a focus on biodiversity and social inclusion.
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- Agriculture
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