Empowering Plastic Waste Pickers for Sustainable Growth
In the bustling heart of rural/urban centres across developing nations, an often-overlooked workforce diligently labours to manage the plastic waste that society discards.
In the bustling heart of rural/urban centres across developing nations, an often-overlooked workforce diligently labours to manage the plastic waste that society discards.
Plastic pollution has been a pressing issue in the Tema Newtown coastal community. With beaches and waterways clogged with plastic waste
In many developing countries, plastic waste pickers play a crucial yet often under-appreciated role in managing waste and recycling materials.
Empowering waste pickers in Ghana’s informal sector boosts recycling, cuts CO2, and advances social justice, as highlighted in the Pick-It Center press release.
Learn how the three R’s of recycling—reduce, reuse, and recycle—help cut waste, support a circular economy, and make everyday life more sustainable.
From waste to wealth, Environment360 is empowering waste pickers with training, technology, and circular economy solutions to build sustainable livelihoods.
The plastic recycling value chain shows how collection, sorting, flaking, recycling, and manufacturing turn plastic waste into new products in a circular economy.
Seven years ago, Environment360 started Evolve, Ghana’s first successful plastic collection scheme, but collection alone will not create a circular economy in Ghana.
Business Models for Waste Pickers in Ghana In 2017, Environment360 embarked on a mission to create the first waste picker-led
Environment360 joined other CSOs and waste management companies to understand how to support the creation of green jobs in Ghana