Dechets a l’or

Dechets a l’or was awarded 1st place for the 2018 Richard Heinberg Sustainability Prizes sponsored by the Foundation for a Sustainable Future.

They are a tech enabled solid waste management solution for secondary cities of West Africa. The provide professional and reliable collection service that processes collected waste to produce fertilizer, sell recyclable plastics, and generate energy.

Dechets created a web and mobile platform that support our waste collection by enabling the mapping and identification of every household and business within a city.   Customer codes ensure, in real time, that their service enables real time accounting of customers hold outstanding balance. Their product is a reliable, professional solid waste management service for African cities.

Company updates:

Dechets a l’or: Cuthbert Ayodeji Onikute is turning garbage into gold in Guinea.