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SMEP-funded Fresh Produce Impact Hub successfully launched its Policy Blueprint: Moving Ghana Beyond Plastics

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On 10 April 2025 in Accra, Republic of Ghana, the SMEP-funded Fresh Produce Impact Hub (FreshPPact) successfully launched its latest report: Moving Ghana Beyond Plastics: A Policy Blueprint for a Thriving Plastic Substitutes and Alternatives Industry. The Policy Blueprint report is aimed at facilitating the transition to plastic alternatives and reducing plastic packaging. This report […]

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Small-scale plastics recycling in Africa

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Join Waste Wise for a webinar on small-scale plastics recycling in Africa!   Small-scale Plastics Recycling in Africa  🗓 Date: 23 April 2025🕒 Time: 12:00 GMT | 14:00 SAST | 15:00 EAT⌛ Duration: 1 hour📍 Venue: Online Register here Recycling plastic in Africa is seldom a straightforward win, especially in remote and coastal areas. Across the continent, the cost

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Can cities in East Africa become Zero-Waste? An innovative partnership model shows a route to achieve this

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A Kenya-based entrepreneurial partnership between TakaTaka Solutions and Chanzi Ltd – who launched a business model in response to the SMEP Programme grant funding opportunity – has contributed to the scaling of an impactful waste management business model from Kenya into Tanzania.

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How the Ghana Clean-up Project is supporting SMEP’s Social Value Model through tackling plastic pollution

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SMEP-funded projects strive to leave no one behind and to facilitate decent work environments (SDG 8) by implementing various interventions, including activities that benefit the entire value chain and support SMEP’s social value model. This feature showcases activities from one SMEP grantee, the Ghana Clean-up Project, that align with SMEP’s social value model by tackling plastic pollution.

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