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.
In many developing countries, plastic waste pickers play a crucial yet often under-appreciated role in managing waste and recycling materials.
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.
Environment360 is seeking for passionate interns to be part of our design team.
Will a plastic free Ghana increase poverty? This article explores how innovation, sachet bans, and green skills affect informal waste workers and their livelihoods.
What’s next for GRIPE Ghana? This article reviews its recycling schemes and recommends changes in leadership, collaboration, and business models.
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