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 …
Dechets a l’or: Cuthbert Ayodeji Onikute is turning garbage into gold in Guinea.
Ayo is the CEO and founder of Dechets a l’or, a social venture that creates new sources of revenue for communities and improves environmental sustainability through an innovative waste management system in Guinea. During his Master’s programme at Columbia University where he studied Urban Planning with a focus on International Development in African cities, Ayo came across the idea of using waste as a source of fuel and energy to improve cities. “And that’s how Dechets a l’or came about,” he told Ventures Africa.
http://venturesafrica.com/features/dechets-a-lor-cuthbert-ayodeji-onikute-is-turning-garbage-to-gold-in-guinea/