Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Cooking Oil Recycling for Biodiesel in Lagos: Market Data
Lagos restaurants, hotels, and street food vendors produce an estimated 180,000 tonnes of used cooki…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
Glass Bottle Recycling in Nairobi: A Circular Economy Gap
Nairobi generates an estimated 50,000-65,000 tonnes of post-consumer glass waste annually from bever…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerOperator Playbook
Construction and Demolition Waste in Accra: Untapped Value
Accra's construction boom generates an estimated 2-3 million tonnes of demolition waste annually, vi…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Sewage Sludge Treatment in Lusaka: A Business Case Emerges
Lusaka generates an estimated 400-500 tonnes of faecal sludge daily from its 1.2 million on-site san…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerOperator Playbook
Paper and Cardboard Recycling Cooperatives in Harare
Harare generates an estimated 120,000-150,000 tonnes of recyclable paper and cardboard annually, but…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Lead-Acid Battery Recycling in Lagos and Accra: An Investor Intelligence Brief
Lagos and Accra together generate an estimated 180,000 tonnes of spent lead-acid batteries annually …
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaTemplateBeginnerOperator Playbook
Food Waste to Animal Feed in Nairobi and Kampala: An Operator Playbook
Nairobi and Kampala produce an estimated 3,200 tonnes of commercially viable food waste per day from…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal in Johannesburg: Mapping the Data Gap
Johannesburg and the broader Gauteng industrial corridor generate an estimated 12 million tonnes of …
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaTemplateBeginnerOperator Playbook
Sanitary Pad Manufacturing From Waste Materials in Dar es Salaam: An Operator Playbook
Tanzania imports over 90 percent of its sanitary pads at prices that put them beyond the reach of mi…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Landfill Gas Capture in Johannesburg and Maputo: An Investor Intelligence Brief
Johannesburg and Maputo operate landfill sites collectively receiving over 4 million tonnes of waste…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Electronics Refurbishment Hubs in Lagos and Nairobi: Turning E-Waste Into Retail Inventory
Urban Africa generates an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of electronic waste annually while simultaneo…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerOperator Playbook
Organic Fertiliser From Market Waste in Accra and Kampala: A Composting Business That Feeds the Soil
The major wholesale markets of urban Africa generate an estimated 12,000 tonnes of organic waste dai…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
Ship Breaking and Recycling in Lagos and Mombasa: The Data Gaps in a Billion-Dollar Scrap Economy
An estimated 180 to 220 end-of-life vessels are broken annually across West and East African coastal…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerOperator Playbook
Mattress Recycling in Nairobi and Johannesburg: Breaking Down the Bedroom Waste Nobody Wants
Urban Africa discards an estimated 14 million mattresses annually, each one a composite of steel spr…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Plastic-to-Fuel Pyrolysis Plants in Lagos and Johannesburg: The Chemistry of Turning Waste Into Diesel
Sub-Saharan Africa generates an estimated 17 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which less…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
Tyre-Derived Fuel for Cement Kilns in Dar es Salaam and Maputo: The Data Nobody Has on a Growing Waste Stream
East Africa accumulates an estimated 28 million waste tyres annually with no formal end-of-life mana…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Industrial Effluent Treatment Plants in Lagos and Nairobi: An Investor Intelligence Brief on the Factories Behind the Factories
Industrial zones across urban Africa discharge an estimated 1.8 billion litres of untreated or parti…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerData Gap Analysis
Ash and Slag Recycling From Power Plants in Johannesburg and Lagos: The Data Nobody Tracks on a Billion-Tonne Byproduct
Coal-fired and heavy fuel oil power stations across urban Africa generate an estimated 48 million to…
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Running a Diaper Recycling Business in Nairobi and Lagos: An Operator Playbook for the Waste Stream Nobody Wants to Touch
Used disposable diapers represent one of the fastest-growing components of municipal solid waste acr…
Waste Management & Recycling — Urban AfricaGuideBeginnerInvestor Intelligence
Metal Scrap Yard Operations in Accra and Dar es Salaam: Investor Intelligence on the Recycling Business Hiding in Plain Sight
Scrap metal yards in urban Africa collectively process an estimated 12 million tonnes of ferrous and…