Entrepreneurs in Africa are addressing sanitation needs by collecting human waste and turning it into energy and other necessary products.
Tag: kenya
From Seat Coverings to Soccer Balls: Southwest Airlines’ Massive Upcycling Program
Southwest Airlines’ Project LUV Seat not only upcycles waste leather into shoes & soccer balls, but also provides resources to social enterprises.
Ocean Sole Creates Products, Jobs from Washed-Up Flip Flops
An awful lot of flip flops ended up discarded in the ocean. Kenyan company Ocean Sole gathers that waste from beaches & make products from it.
Turning a Used Shipping Container into a Factory: re:char's Reused Production Space
So what can you do with an old shipping container? How about build a mobile factory that can make biochar kilns right where the customers are? That’s part of the thinking behind re:char’s innovative production facility design.
Recycling Fashion May Help Alleviate Poverty for the World’s Poorest Women
Nicholas Kristof, journalist and New York Times columnist, shared the triumphant story of Jane Ngoiri, a 38-year-old Kenyan mother of three, who overcame homelessness and poverty by recycling discarded wedding [ … ]
The Rocket Stove: Fueling Health and Opportunity in Kenya
Wood-burning cook stoves may not be the sexiest pieces of technology, but they can be literal life savers in the developing world: the World Health Organization estimates that the pollution [ … ]
What a Red Dawg Taught Me about Stray Animals and Sustainability
If you’ve spent any time at my Facebook page, or are even a long-time sustainablog reader, you know I’m an animal lover. I’m also a supporter of animal adoption (both [ … ]