UNEP Banner

Ghislain Irakoze - Rwandan, Africa

2020 Ganador(a) | Social entrepreneur | Rwandan

With a vision of creating a waste-free world, Wastezon provides households and recycling actors with cutting edge technologies for efficient waste collection, sorting, and traceability. Our technology assists the recycling actors to outsource their raw materials while on the other hand helping households get rid of their e-waste by selling it. To date, Wastezon has registered, via its mobile application: 150 e-scrappers, 162 households, and collected over 416 tons of electronic waste (e-waste) - which is equivalent to 2826.42 metric tons of avoided carbon dioxide emissions. Our next step is introducing a win-win solution, “Wastezon Smart Bin,” that responds to both households’ waste collection needs and the growing demand for fertilizers or compost. Our Wastezon Smart Bin offers automated sorting, tracks waste decomposition, sterilizes the waste odor, and provides real-time information to enable effective waste material circularity.

Ghislain is the Founder and CEO of Wastezon, a Rwandan cleantech startup that provides end-consumers and recyclers with a waste management app and high-tech Smart Waste Bins. Prior to founding Wastezon, He successfully organized the “ Recycle for Environment” Campaign which involved over 200 Rwandan students in creative waste recycling in partnership with Tunza-Eco-generation Samsung-Engineering Initiative. He is a Country Representative of African Circular Economy Network in Rwanda and a Youth Think Tank Researcher at the Mastercard Foundation. He is currently completing a BA in International Business and Trade at the African Leadership University.

Descargo de responsabilidad: NOTA: Este contenido fue compartido en línea para el ciclo 2019 del programa Jóvenes Campeones de la Tierra y no ha sido actualizado. Este listado no constituye una aprobación ni vinculación alguna por parte del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente..

Ganadores regionales de años anteriores

Seguir explorando