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. . .

PET recycling being promoted by Silafrica in collaboration with the PETCO board and the Tanzanian government

Posted on :Friday , 5th March 2021

A PET preform is a test tube-shaped piece of plastic that is produced by a process called injection moulding, using a plastic called PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) that produces liquids and food containers.

The Group, with its presence in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, is known for setting benchmarks in the manufacturing sector with high quality standards in terms of. . .

Tanzania creating opportunity for paper chemical market

Posted on :Tuesday , 8th December 2020

A rise in disposable income coupled with a high standard of living is escalating the use of paper for packaging, which in turn boosts the growth of the market for paper chemicals. The demand has also fuelled a rise in the use of paper for printing and writing applications.

The size of the Paper Chemicals market is expected to hit $42 billion by 2025, after a 3% rise in the CA. . .