- FDA Group is converting the plastic waste into an asset by transforming the Bukavu’s plastic waste into cheap, hard-wearing paving slabs for building driveways and forecourts across the city.
Waste management is a humongous challenge for Africa .According to the United Nations Environment Program, Africa generates 70%–80% of the municipal solid waste that is recyclable, yet only 4% is recycled.
Democratic Republic of Congo is no exception. Bukavu has no proper dump for its 1.6 million residents. Recently www.trendsnafrica.com had reported how huge quantities of plastic waste in Ruzzi River is clogging the hydro power station’s turbines disrupting power generation. A trash blockage jammed one of the turbines for the last two and a half months, leading to interruptions in power supplies across the city.
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The FDA group of DRC is turning the environmental problem into an economic resource. FDA Group is converting the plastic waste into an asset in Bukavu by transforming the city’s plastic waste into cheap, hard-wearing paving slabs for building driveways and forecourts across the city. These cobblestones are cheaper and easy to clean compared to cement cobblestones. The FDA factory in the city collects the plastic trash where it is melted down and scraped into hexagonal metal moulds. These slabs are sold to customers. The initiative not only contributes to saving the environment but also generates jobs.
