Are valuable recyclable plastics being lost due to poor collection visibility?
Only 12% of Nigeria’s 4.7 million tons of plastic waste gets recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, water bodies, and unregulated dump sites. GIVO is changing this story, one community at a time. In this video, we take you inside GIVO's solar-powered recycling centers that bring infrastructure directly to communities. No generators, no fuel costs, no long distances to travel. Just clean, sustainable recycling that pays.
See how GIVO turns 40-foot shipping containers into solar-powered recycling centers, hear real stories from community members earning income from waste, and discover the GIVO technology platform that rewards recyclers communities for doing their bit to #endplasticpollution. See how GIVO uses these centers to create jobs for local youths and women; building healthier, safer communities and intentionally boosting local economies communities across Sub-Saharan Africa "Nothing is waste anymore. Everything is money." - Ibrahim, GIVO Collector, Maryland.
Revolutionizing waste management for a sustainable environment
The GIVO™ vision is to be the leading enabler of circular economies in Africa, through tech-enabled waste management and recycling solutions. To date, we have processed over 6 tons of recyclables and produced over 20,000 units of consumer/industrial goods (such as shredded plastic flakes, eco-panels, face shields).
GIVO Center
GIVO™ has 7 recycling centres (and counting) across Nigeria and Liberia. We are diverting over 500,000kg of plastic yearly, and supporting over 5,000 local community members with dignified jobs and income opportunities.
Our network of tech-enabled centers are located within 5km of each community we serve, ensuring zero carbon and continuity. We recruit locals to collect recyclables door-to-door. This not only creates sustainable jobs but also ensures that valuable materials are diverted from landfills. We provide financial incentives for our collections, to encourage participation and provide households with substitute income. Presently, each center collects 90 metric tons annually.
GIVO Technology Platform
GTP is an advanced software platform that optimises the entire waste management value chain, from collection and sorting to processing and recycling by providing real-time tracking, and data analytics. GTP tracks emissions, ensures regulation compliance, simplifies transparency and enhances corporate sustainability for waste management organisations, manufacturers, corporations and social enterprises.
GTP Uses of suite of advanced technologies to track material flow, emissions and compliance enabling transparency & finance for the waste value chain. GTP platform enhances data quality & decision making by connecting the dots in the plastic management supply chain to create a circular economy.
GIVO Foundation
GIVO Foundation is a non-profit organisation focused on education, skill development and income creation for underserved communities. This project equips people with practical knowledge and tools to become ambassadors of circularity within communities.
Since 2021, the GIVO Foundation has impacted over 5,000 individuals across communities in Nigeria and Liberia through training programs, skills acquisition, job opportunities, and the production of consumer products from recyclables.
