Meet the 10 Afri-Plastics Strand 2 Finalists!

Kenya

Chemolex’s solution is a recyclable, reusable and 100% biodegradable material that completely replaces the use of single-use plastic polymers in food and product packaging as well as in manufacturing diapers.

Ghana

Dercolbags Packaging Limited are developing a package as a service system which encourage the community in Accra to exchange of packaging containers to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of styrofoams.

Kenya

EcoCoCo Homecare is spearheading the development of EcoCoco, a range of multi-purpose everyday home care products (scouring pads scrubbing brushes and brooms) made from compostable natural coconut fibre.

Kenya

Biotic is a sustainably sourced, biobased, biodegradable bioplastic derived from blending fibre composites of agricultural waste feedstock with a non-toxic, inert plasticiser. It provides a sustainable approach to the elimination of plastic usage through direct substitution.

Nigeria

Naza Agape Foundation plans to produce affordable and biodegradable sanitary pads using an innovative and eco-friendly approach using banana fibre, a very abundant plant product which is an ideal substitute for polypropylene used in conventional pads. 

South Africa

Regenize, through Zero-Waste Spaza (ZWS), can plug into any existing spaza shop and enables it to become a zero-waste shop where their customers can shop without creating plastic waste and enable customers to live a healthier lifestyle. 

South Africa

She Eco Response has developed the Wash, Hang and Store Kit, designed to reduce the stigma around reusable menstrual pads and encourage more women and girls to consider green mensuration across Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Rwanda

Toto Safi’s solution is a reusable cloth diapers service so that parents do not have to choose between convenience and pollution. Through this app, parents will be able to receive a fresh bundle of sterilised and affordable cloth diapers.

Uganda

UIRI manufactures biodegradable and bio-compostable paper packaging bags from agricultural fibres of banana pseudo stem, sugarcane bagasse and other alternative product to reduce the usage of the polythene bag.

ShoppingBag is a resuable, recycleable and biodegradeable bags thats allows people to get paid or earn rewards on every usage.