The idea of Rehoboth Waste Management Services (RWMS) was first conceived in January 2012 motivated by the deplorable state created by waste on a piece of land turned dumpsite on Chidozie Ikokwu’s street. In June 2012 RWMS was established to solve the indiscriminate dumping of refuse that generated conflicts amongst residents in his community in Osun […]
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E-Terra Technologies (E-Terra) is a private eco-friendly waste management company that is addressing Nigeria’s electronic waste (or e-waste) crisis through innovative technology and an incentivized e-waste recycling initiative. Its business model is based on merging environmental sustainability strategies with technological advancement. The company was founded in 2014 out of a need to ensure that
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Wecyclers is a waste management company that has popularized the concept of waste sorting and recycling in Nigeria and Lagos in particular. The company was founded in June 2012 by Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, and Jonathan Kola. They were inspired to start Wecyclers in school during a class project for Bilikiss’ Development Ventures module at MIT. Through
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Nothing is as amazing as getting rewarded for your own waste and we are doing just that and quite efficiently too. RecyclePoints is a waste recycling and social benefit venture that is addressing Nigeria’s waste management crisis through its incentive-based waste recycling initiative. Now, we know that Nigeria is presently a consumer-oriented nation and it
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At SustyVibes, we believe that recycling is one of the ways to live sustainably and ultimately, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, especially Responsible Consumption and Production, Decent Work and Economic Growth, and Sustainable Cities and Communities. When we launched the #StareDownOnPollution campaign, we knew that just words and awareness won’t do, so had to
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We use materials, throw the remnants in our garbage and they leave our home, but where does this garbage go? What does it do to our environment and who suffers the consequences? According to these articles (1)(2)(3)(4), we do. Solid waste management is a global issue, and while some countries have found ways to manage
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Today, our journey into the world of sustainability advocacy in Nigeria turns one, we have made some really good impacts that even we are in awe of how much we have achieved in one year!!! What started as on online blog to discuss sustainability in Africa quickly grew to a social enterprise that creates a
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Leading NGOs and social enterprises, dedicated to environmental stewardship, lauds the state’s commitment to sustainability.
According to a global scientific review, more than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered and are going extinct at a rate eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and reptiles. The total mass of insects is falling at a rate of 2.5% a year, according to data available, suggesting
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Having to ration water is very challenging. As a kid, my sister and I shared a 4-liter bucket of water to bath on the bad days. And yes, it was always enough- we just employed a trick my mama showed us and everything worked out just fine. I also remember we recycled all bathwater and
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