Tag: EcoAct Tanzania

EcoAct plastic timber is an affordable alternative to traditional timber, reduces the need for building material manufactured from wood, and helps to preserve forests and mitigate climate change.
http://news.mit.edu/2019/mit-d-lab-awards-scale-ups-fellowships-six-east-african-social-entrepreneurs-0416

Christian Mwijage decided he could tackle those problems in one go – by turning discarded plastic bottles into building materials that can be used instead of wood.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-waste-recycling-idUSKBN15W28P

Born in Tanzania, Christian recycles plastic waste and turns them into environmentally friendly plastic lumber. With that action, he protects the environment by reducing deforestation in his region but also helps his community. As a child, Christian grew up in slums where he faced a massive number of plastics waste and unhealthy living conditions.
https://lelab.info/ecoact-tanzania-recycles-plastic-waste-and-turns-them-into-environmentally-friendly-plastic-lumber/