The butterfly diagram provides a comprehensive framework for circularity across sectors. Using this model, the SMEP Programme has mapped its projects in Africa and South Asia, showcasing how organic and technical material loops complement each other.
Butterfly Diagram: Mapping the SMEP Programme’s projects onto circular economy processes Read More »
Good management of organic residues, a renewable resource, is often overlooked but constitutes a powerful tool to improve livelihoods and tackle plastic pollution. In Kenya, SMEP-supported organic waste projects are showcasing how circular economy principles can benefit communities. By transforming organic residues into valuable products, these initiatives create jobs, empower marginalised groups, and promote sustainable practices.
Organic residues: A sustainable solution to plastic pollution and development Read More »
This case study report provides an overview of pilot activity that has been undertaken by Mananasi Fibre at the Del Monte Pineapple Estate in Thika, Kenya, commencing in July 2023.
Pineapple Farming Waste Management: A Case Study on Mananasi Fibre Ltd Read More »
For every banana or pineapple we eat, much of the plant is discarded during harvesting or processing. The UNCTAD Weekly Tradecast looks at how we can make sustainable fabrics and other materials recycled from agricultural waste with UN Trade and Development economist Henrique Pacini.
Fashion with a peel: How crop waste is making sustainable textiles and creating jobs Read More »
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.
The BANATEX-EA project aims to bridge the gap between global fibre demand and supply through aiming to produce a good quality spinnable fibre from banana residues.
The project is designed to address water pollution caused by the discharge of untreated industrial effluent by multiple industry types within the Nairobi Rivers Basin
Scaling Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) in the Nairobi Rivers Basin Read More »
Sanergy aims to establish a first-of-its-kind biochar production facility in Kenya to combat organic waste from the food and beverage sector. SMEP is funding the feasibility study which precedes the establishment of this pilot plant.
Piloting Biochar production from Food and Beverage Waste Read More »
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