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Keiran Smith (Mr. Green Africa), Bruno Witvoet (Unilever Africa), Sanjay Brahmbhatt (Blowplast) and Justin Apsey (Unilever East Africa) at the product launch of Sunlight scouring powder earlier this year in Nairobi. The packaging is made of material recycled 100 percent by Mr. Green Africa. The product is available in Kenya and surrounding regions. (Photo credit: Unilever Kenya)

Kenya: Social responsibility with plastics recycling

Mr. Green Africa goes for the latest Erema technology


At this year's Propak East Africa in Nairobi from 17 to 19 March, visitors to the shared trade fair stand (D9 in the Tsavo Hall) can find out how the recycling company Mr. Green Africa combines social responsibility with the highest specification technology and cost effectiveness. Since the beginning of the year a brand new INTAREMA® 1108 TVEplus® RegrindPro® with laser filter has been processing industrial and household waste plastic to produce recyclate at the company's plant in Nairobi. Trade fair visitors are invited to take part in Mr. Green Africa's plant tours on 18 and 25 March to see for themselves the recycling quality live in action.

Massive international interest is being attracted by a business idea in Nairobi, Kenya, which is unique in the plastics industry. Starting in 2014, the start-up company Mr. Green Africa has succeeded in establishing a collection and sorting system for plastics from industrial and household waste in the greater Nairobi area. The company is interested in upgrading the waste collection system to provide the many "waste pickers" with fair and stable pay. Today, Mr. Green Africa is an important employer in the region with over 100 permanent employees and almost 2,000 "waste pickers".

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