AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

EGYPT – Independent energy expert and assurance provider, DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to support their…

KENYA – E-commerce startup Jumia Kenya has announced that consumers will now receive their online orders in their original packaging from the manufacturer without any…

NIGERIA – Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation (SWEEP) with support from Coca-Cola has launched ‘Green Campus’ project in Nigeria’s universities. The “Green Campus” initiative…

NIGERIA – The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA), has partnered the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), to equip plastic manufacturers and recyclers with…

EGYPT – TileGreen, an Egyptian start-up in the construction industry is making eco-friendly interlocking tiles from plastic waste that could otherwise end up in the…

SOUTH AFRICA – The SA Plastics Pact welcomed Naspers and its subsidiary businesses, Takealot and Media24 to tackle plastic packaging waste by creating a circular…

KENYA – Nairobi-based integrated waste management company Ecopost has partnered with Austrian chemical company, Borealis to scale up the collection and recycling of plastic waste…

SOUTH AFRICA – Global renewable resource company Sappi is actively engaging with independent renewable-energy producers to secure renewable energy as and when it becomes available,…

GHANA – Implementers has teamed up with Miniplast and TrinamiX to launch the Ghana Recycling Project to promote sustainable waste management. Launched at Miniplast’s head…

TUNISIA – Soti Papier, a Tunisian recycling company has partnered with Tetra Pak to recycle about 9,000 tonnes of plastic waste by 2026. The initiative…