GHANA’S PLASTIC PROBLEM: FAILED EPR The Ghana Plastics Action Partnership (GPAP) cites only 5% of plastics in Ghana are recycled. More interesting, is in 2019  Ghana plastic imports totaled  $499.85 million dollars (United Nations, COMTRADE). Low recycling rates and the high volume of plastic imports definitely complicates the plastic conversation. In fact, it is a …
Continue reading The Circular Innovation Hub: Redefining Private Sector Partnerships

Founded in November of 2017, the Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprise (GRIPE), is often hailed as a bright light in the development of extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems Africa. However, a recent investigative piece done by Bloomberg, found that many of GRIPE’s collection schemes t seem to be non-functioning and limited in impact.  Although …
Continue reading What’s Next for the Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprise (GRIPE)?

Environment360’s Green Generation Ambassador Program starts this month.  Shai Osudoku Municipal Assembly and Ghana Education Service(GES) are partners of the program. The interactive the program not only teaches children the principles of the circular economy, but also helps build soft skills like teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving. During the three week program, students make …
Continue reading Green Generation Ambassador Program Launched in Dodowa

Seven years ago, Environment360 started Evolve, Ghana’s first successful plastic collection scheme.  Recognized by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation for its success, several private companies and businesses have replicated Evolve.  It is fair to say, that Evolve paved the way for the creation of Ghana’s plastic eco-system. In 2017, private companies, donor …
Continue reading Collection is not Circular

In 2017 Environment360 embarked on a mission to create the first waste picker led sorting center in Accra. The idea was simple enough, provide waste pickers in Tema New Town with a safe place to work, where they could not only segregate but aggregate materials to sell to recyclers at a higher price. However execution, …
Continue reading Pick-It 2.0: Sustainable Business Models for Waste Pickers In Ghana