Kolekt launches waste-footprint tool to help organisations turn responsibility into verified recovery
Kolekt has launched its Waste Footprint Calculator, a new digital tool designed to help organisations understand their waste footprint and take practical action to make it lighter and more circular. “The calculator gives organisations a practical starting point: calculate the footprint, reduce it where possible, and support verified recovery for the material that cannot yet […]
Mozambique’s First Waste Recovery Certificate issued in advance of EPR regulations
The first Kolekt Exchange Certificate (KXC) has been issued in Mozambique, by the country’s largest recycler, and long-term Kolekt partner, Topack. The unique Certificate is verified proof that Topack has purchased, processed and sold 247 tonnes of post-consumer PET. It is now available to buy, in full or part, in the Kolekt Exchange, launched in […]
Kolekt offers Indonesian FMCG companies new solution to packaging waste
KOLEKT and WaHu Waste Hubs Indonesia have launched a new Certificates marketplace for verified waste recovery certificates to fund sustainable plastics collection. KOLEKT has joined forces with Waste Hubs Indonesia (WaHu) to launch the Kolekt Exchange Certificate (KXC) platform, a new verifiable system for plastic waste management. Kolekt Exchange offers Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) producers […]
KOLEKT in demand for EPR legislation development
Fresh from discussions with the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme member countries about financing options for addressing plastic pollution, Kolekt Founder, Thierry Sanders, met with the Kolekt app development team in India last week to discuss future developments that will both improve user experience, but also further develop the architecture for a suite of EPR […]
BVRio delivers training on innovative financing options for addressing plastic pollution in South Asia
This week, the BVRio team delivered a regional training programme on innovative financing options for addressing plastic pollution in the South Asia region. Ministries of the seven nations attended, all keen to know more about Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), plastic credits, and the new Plastic pollution linked bond of the World Bank. Organised by South Asia Co-operative Environment […]
Plastic Collective chooses KOLEKT for monitoring and traceability of waste transactions
The Plastic Collective, a leading social enterprise focused on solving the plastic waste epidemic, will start using the KOLEKT waste management app to monitor all its plastics purchasing and processing transactions. Developed by BVRio Group company Kolekt, the mobile solution will be used at Plastic Collective partner locations in Ghana and Indonesia. The plastic collection […]
Capacity building project expands its impact to benefit nine waste cooperatives in Rio and recycle five tonnes of plastic waste
A new phase of BVRio’s capacity building project is underway in Rio de Janeiro involving nine waste cooperatives, eight more than the successful first phase implemented between 2022-23. Now the project is expanding its scope to benefit more waste pickers, who are responsible for over 90% of recycling in Brazil, with the target to collect […]
10 million kgs of waste traded through innovative app helping informal waste pickers in developing countries
The KOLEKT waste management app, developed by Circular Action, has just surpassed 10 million kgs of waste traded, 80% of which was plastic, proving the market for plastic recycling is thriving. The free App provides a way for informal waste pickers to connect and trade with waste generators and buyers, such as recycling centres. Launched […]
BVRio leads two beach cleaning actions removing nearly 2 tonnes of waste for World Oceans Day
Last Saturday, June 8, 2024, in celebration of World Oceans Day, BVRio led two beach cleaning initiatives in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, resulting in the removal of 1,914.62 tons of waste from Ilha do Fundão and Ilha Seca, with the participation of 95 people. With support from the Fishing for Litter project, BVRio provided […]
Digitising Mozambique’s waste supply chain
Work has concluded on a study to establish if a digital waste management solution could improve waste collection and recycling in Southern Africa. The study, and pilot roll-out of the KOLEKT digital waste management app, was conducted in Mozambique with funding provided by the European Union Africa RISE (Reform for Investment and Sustainable Economies) programme, […]