Tanzania: New Plastic Bottle Regulations are in the Works

Posted on :Wednesday , 27th October 2021

The government is planning new restrictions that are likely to lessen the use of non-recyclable and environmentally unfriendly plastic bottles.

Soft drink makers will be compelled to package their products in transparent polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, rather than colourful bottles whose recyclability is deemed to be unimportant for environmental improvement. . .

Tanzania: unwaste.io introduces ‘Wastebase' to collect statistics on plastic.

Posted on :Wednesday , 28th July 2021

Through data cataloguing, a new software aims to improve the collecting of single-use plastic in East Africa. The programme, dubbed 'Wastebase,' was released by the business  .

Thanks to Wastebase, single-use plastic management in Tanzania, and few other coutries will now be data-driven. Unwaste.io, a startup created in 2020 by software programmers Cameron Smith (located. . .

Tanzania's EcoAct recycles plastic scrap into valuable materials

Posted on :Thursday , 27th May 2021

EcoAct Tanzania is one of the organisations that is pioneering new techniques to recycle plastic trash while also conserving the environment.

EcoAct, one of Tanzania's fastest-growing tech firms, uses "Waxy ii Technique," a chemical-free and energy-efficient plastic extrusion technology.

This cutting-edge method recycles and transforms post-consumer plastic. . .

Making bricks out of unwanted plastic

Posted on :Tuesday , 4th May 2021

Hellena Sailas, a 24-year-old micro, small, and medium-sized entrepreneur (MSME) from Tanzania, founded Arena Recycling Industry to produce building materials from plastic waste, such as eco-bricks, paving blocks, and tiles, in an attempt to save the world from unnecessary plastic.

The materials produced by her company are used to build affordable homes, toilets, garden walls. . .

Global Recycling Day Reminds East Africa to Grow Economy

Posted on :Wednesday , 31st March 2021

The Global Day of Recycling, celebrated on 18 March, offered the opportunity to reflect on how the prosperity of Africa should be promoted through inclusive growth of economies, while reducing the environmental impact of packaging waste.

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has made its aggressive recycling targets a top business priority, along with key success indicators for g. . .