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PROJECT AFBRICA

Upcycle Labs in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.

100
of fashion waste per day

THE PROBLEM

Within each bale of second-hand clothing received by Kantamanto Market in Ghana, around 40% of the items are classified as waste. This results in the disposal of 100 tonnes of unsellable clothes every day.

The city manages to eliminate 30% of this textile waste. However, the remaining 70% is illegally dumped, inflicting severe environmental damage upon rivers and seas.

THE SOLUTION

AfBRICa Project. Upcycle Labs’ have partnered with the World Economic Forum, Ghanaian President's Office and the largest local waste companies in the region to focus on bringing the real change.

Our common aim is for Upcycle Labs’ technology and processes to be implemented  in Ghana to reach the following key objectives:

REMOVE WASTE

Build an upcycling plant which will enable Ghanaians to upcycle fashion waste into bricks and home décor products.

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

Continue the essential import of used garments into Ghana to boost the local economy, while eliminating the waste problem related to this.

CREATE NEW JOBS

Introduce local jobs in waste processing and creating upcycled products such as afBRICa Bricks.

BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY

Build new green buildings in Ghana out of afBRICa Bricks.

BOOST LOCAL EXPORTS

Create businesses making upcycled products with African heritage which can be exported.

BUILD A CIRCULAR HUB

Put Ghana at the forefront of a new Circular Economy where garment waste transformed  into new products.

AfBRICa brick’s (pictured) are made from 75 % out of textile waste and strict building criteria such as fire, water and stress tests.

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
UPCYCLE LABS

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