Nzambi Matee, who is a co-founder of Gjenge Makers, was from a company that recycles plastic bottle tops and cooking oil containers into eco-friendly bricks. How they began was in 2017 with a law imposed that banned the use and selling of plastic bags. Gjenge Makers saw the opportunity and began to collect plastic and sell it to recyclers. After a few months, they realized that they collected way more than they could sell, and in turn, they started thinking about the ways to use plastic waste to make it something of value. And this was the result of the eco-friendly bricks.
Sources:
Asala, Kizzi. “Nairobi-Based Company Turns Plastic Waste into Eco-Friendly Bricks.” Africanews, Africanews, 8 Dec. 2020, www.africanews.com/2020/12/08/nairobi-based-company-turns-plastic-waste-into-eco-friendly-bricks//.
Corbley, Andy. “Kenyan Woman's Startup Recycles Plastic Waste into Bricks That Are 5x Stronger Than Concrete.” Good News Network, 17 Feb. 2021, www.goodnewsnetwork.org/young-woman-in-kenya-makes-plastic-bricks-out-of-recycled-waste/.
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