The second Afri-Plastics Challenge, which promotes eco-friendly ways to lessen our dependency on plastic trash, has announced its ten finalists.
Thanks to financing from the Government of Canada, the Afri-Plastics Challenge, administered by London-based innovation specialists Challenge Works, is combating the epidemic of plastic pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Each finalist will get GBP75,000 (US $90,000) to support and grow their respective concepts. In January 2023, the winner will get a first reward of GBP750,000 (US $900,000), followed by the runner-up with GBP250,000 (US $300,000), and the third-place finisher with GBP100,000.
Nigeria’s Naza Agape Foundation, Kenya’s Chemolex, the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), South Africa’s SHE ECO RESPONSE, Rwanda’s Toto Safi, Kenya’s Lwanda Biotech, South Africa’s Regenize, Kenya’s EcoCoCo Homecare, Nigeria’s Well of Science, and Ghana’s Derocolbags Packaging Limited Company are among the finalists.
“Eradication of the plastic waste menace in the environment is critical to ensure resilient, sustainable communities. This calls for new solutions that go beyond traditional thinking. Today’s finalists are leading the way in dramatically reducing the volumes of plastic entering the economy to bear down on the avalanche of plastic waste that is engulfing Africa and its precious marine ecosystems,” said Constance Agyeman, director of international development at Challenge Works.
