Test-bedding solutions for change

A loan from the Alliance helped T3 in Kenya, a family-owned business, acquire a recycling line called the Starlinger, which is approved by the American Food and Drug Administration. This has helped the company upgrade its production to offer a high quality of food-grade resins, in the form of pellets.

The Alliance's support has helped create jobs in waste segregation, recycling operations, and transportation at Juza Waste Pickers Initiative (JWPI). This has also helped the organisation collect plastic waste and generate value by selling processed plastic bales to local manufactureres producing recycled-content products.

In 2025, the Alliance funded new and upgraded existing LDPE recycling equipment at Eco Renew Recyclers, one of the country's leading suppliers of high-quality thermoplastic pellets. It is now ready to expand its LDPE recycling facility in Gauteng, supported by an outcome-based facility from a large commercial bank.

In Malang Regency, government bodies, NGOs, village heads, and residents are working together to pilot an end-to-end waste management system that offers a viable and scalable alternative to dumping and burning plastic waste.

Since 2017, the non-profit African Reclaimers Organisation (ARO) has been working across four provinces in South Africa to improve conditions for informal waste reclaimers. Recognising the value of ARO's work and the critical role of informal reclaimers in the recycling ecosystem, the Alliance has enabled the organisation to strengthen its capacity and expand its impact.

We supported the transformation of a landfill site in Mathura into a fully operational materials recovery facility capable of processing 300 tonnes of mixed municipal waste daily. This project demonstrates that it is possible to deploy practical, scalable solutions that keep materials in circulation and extract true value from waste.

We helped fund a recycled PET food grade facility in Central Java that can be used to manufacture new PET bottles, promoting circularity within and outside Indonesia as food-grade recycled PET is in high demand from various consumer industries. The facility is expected to be fully operational by 2027.

With support from the Alliance, Quezon City-based Greencycle Innovative Solutions (GIS) operates predominantly in Metro Manila to collect and recover low-value flexible plastic waste. To process the collected waste, GIS works with junk shops and cement plants in the Greater Manila Area.

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Recicleiros, an Alliance-funded NGO, is working at the forefront of developing systemic solutions for recycling in Brazil, exploring new business models that make waste management more inclusive and sustainable.

Started in 2019, the LOVERE project is part of China’s Internet Plus Recycling strategy, which leverages digital technology to develop new collection models for recyclables—integrating recovery, collection, sorting, and distribution.

The Alliance has partnered with Creasion—a leader in plastic waste recycling in Nepal since 2005—to strengthen the country’s waste management ecosystem through Prayaash, a project focused on expanding the informal collection network and establishing more formalised systems.

Founded in 2011, TakaTaka Solutions (named after the Swahili word for "rubbish") is working to improve waste management and sorting in Kenya and, in turn, boost recycling rates—sorting waste more efficiently at the source so that both organic and recyclable waste can be collected and diverted from landfills.

Digital watermarks for plastic packaging have been successfully tested at industrial scale. This enables waste management services to collect more information on each piece of plastic packaging waste as they are processed, enabling them to sort packaging waste items more efficiently and potentially increase the supply of feedstock.

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Nextek’s solution, COtooCLEAN. uses super-critical CO₂ as a solvent to remove contaminants meaning recycled plastic films can be used in food packaging. The process has a 60% lower carbon footprint than virgin plastic production and current disposal practices.

In today’s increasingly AI-enabled world, companies are developing cutting-edge solutions to address environmental issues. Rematics is leveraging AI-powered computer vision technology to drive more precise separation of household waste. Here’s how.

The JingSu project helps reduce the flow of plastic waste into the Yangtze River by collecting, sorting, and recycling the growing volume of single-use food and beverage containers, increasing the scope of what is considered recyclable.

The Let’s Transform initiative tackles both environmental and social concerns in India by helping to build ethical supply chains and improving the lives and livelihoods of waste entrepreneurs and informal waste workers, while also diverting low value plastics from landfills and water bodies.

Over 90% of plastic waste in Vietnam are collected by informal waste pickers. Despite their crucial role, they often operate without any significant support. Read about the project aimed at improving their income and working conditions.

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