SHIPO SMART Centre Tanzania together with CEFA, the Njombe Town Council, local entrepreneurs and a wide international network is taking the first steps to tackle the plastic problem at Njombe, Tanzania.
“How might we reduce plastic wasted in Njombe town through the precious plastic movement?”
LATEST ACTIVITIES
THE CHALLENGE
+ 1000 tones
of plastic arrive to the Njombe dumpsite every year
400 %
increase on plastic and rubber imports to Tanzania since 2000 *
700 km
away is transported shredded plastic for recycling
*Source: The observatory of economic activity
OUR AIM
Do not only teach me how to fish, teach me how to build a rod
Work with nature, not against it
Father, I love you, but I do not want to be like you
HOW
TRANSPARENCY
Funding sources
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Expenses
More coming soon
Income distribution
Coming soon
Governance
PAST AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES
2020
Q1 & Q2: prove technical & economic feasibility
Q3: learn, test & market
- Gain experience running the compression machines and produce first products
- Market further products
Q4: train
- Train local entrepreneurs on machine building, machine operation and business development
- Build extrussion machine
2019
Q1: discover & plan
- Discover Njombe, its people, the waste management system and in specific, the plastic waste management
- Check local availability of materials, components and skills to produce the plastic recycling machinery
- Partner with local stakeholders
- Prepare crowdfunding campaign
Q2: crowdfunding
- Check local demand for potential products made with recycled plastic
- Launch crowdfunding campaign for machine production and first experiments
Q3: research & build
- Build injection molding machine and install and fine tune it at the workshop
- Check local demand for potential products made with recycled plastic
Q4: learn & test
- Gain experience running the injection machine, producing molds and produce first products
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