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 …
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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, …
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On the the 6th of October, 2021 at 11 am, Environment360 is presenting, the lessons learned from its Green Schools Academy Program. The Green Schools Academy program ran from February 2020-June 2021 with funding provided by the UNDP Waste Recovery Innovation Challenge Fund, Dow Chemicals and Vivo Energy. The program trained 23 teachers in Greater …
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The Circular Innovation Hub, graduated the inaugural  Empower Up ‘N’ Around class on the 16th of September, 2022. The program, is the first training part of a training series, which moves women waste pickers from collectors into small scale recyclers. The Circular Innovation Hub is the first of its kind in Ghana. It closes the …
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Join us next week for this free training, with ReTech and PRAAG. Participants will lean about business models, operational costs, identification of materials and get an opportunity to network with those in the industry. Only 30 spaces  available. Register today. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHef-tl9hwXZmth2TtCB1iqQmmRyViMpr6Pl0X9doKboEiLA/viewform?usp=sf_link 210802_PT2_Flyer_prefinal