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Kinshasa, the mega city sprawl of the Democratic Republic of Congo, usually conjures up images of piles of debris and streams full of plastic.
However, this home to 12 million people is on a new trajectory of transforming its trash into treasure.
The country's pioneering recycling company Clean Plast is making waves in the city, recycling all types of plastic in an effort to tackle the pollution in the city.
Company director, Alexander Bamanisa comments.
Having been collected for recycling purposes, the assortment of plastic materials have the potential to be upcycled and repurposed into new products.
Nevertheless, the sustainability of the project is furthered by those collecting these materials and not just the materials themselves.
All Clean Plast employees specialise in a particular stage of the recycling process and this includes freelance collectors who earn per kilo of plastic they've gathered and which in turn contributes to the domestic sector.
One self-employed plastic vendor, Jeanne Bopema, shares her experience.
Commercial and manufacturing firms also serve as key sources of plastic refuse, which allows for a broader range of plastics to be recycled resulting in more cost-efficient raw materials.
Clean Plast's director hopes this will spur on enterprises to join in their fight against pollution.
