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- Three startups Twende Green Ecocycle, Oceania Pacesetter, and Eco-Redemptors offered the most effective solutions in tackling Mombasa’s marine plastics problem.
- Marine plastic waste is the most harmful form of scrap accounting for at least 85 percent of total marine waste.
- The Mombasa Plastics Prize Awards and Celebration by Challenge Works was funded by USAID and Global Affairs Canada.
Three Mombasa-based startups that are helping reduce marine plastic waste have secured $50,000 in prize money for their innovations fighting pollution in the coastal region.
Twende Green Ecocycle emerged first place receiving $25,298. Twende Green Ecocycle is a social enterprise that promotes sustainable development. It tackles pollution by recycling marine plastic waste from informal settlements into school eco-desks. The startup says it uses advanced recycling technology to turn plastic waste into eco-desks. The start-up’s high-quality school lockable eco-desk are used by students and teachers.
Startups reducing marine plastic waste
Oceania Pacesetter emerged …
