{"id":6618,"date":"2023-08-14T21:19:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T21:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startup.info\/?p=6618\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T20:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:57:34","slug":"ecofuture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bonjouridee.com\/en\/ecofuture\/","title":{"rendered":"EcoFuture: a waste recovery company that uses IOTs to solve Nigeria urban waste crisis."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Destiny Frederick<\/strong> established EcoFuture and Philip Ikwuegu<\/strong> Co-found the company during a recruitment and networking event attended by the Founder Destiny Frederick.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During my NYSC orientation camp I saw the number of graduates with expectation for white collar jobs and by imaging the number of graduates coming behind I realized that youths need to create jobs for themselves. With my belief that cleanliness is next to godliness, I decided to focus on sanitation. With my research on waste management and recycling, I realized that unmanaged landfills and illegal dumpsite leave Edo State residents vulnerable to increased blockage, erosion, pollution and disease spread. Even with the cost of private waste collection of $15 per month, it remains out of reach for the 85% of low income Edo state residents living with less than $2 per day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ecofuture is addressing the development challenge of waste management and unemployment by offering sustainable and convenient recycling services to low\/middle income households and business establishment including private and government sector while creating grassroots jobs and economic partnerships.<\/span><\/p>\n

EcoFuture collects recyclable waste such as plastic bags, plastic bottles (PET), brown corrugated carton and used beverage aluminium cans at the household and business establishment level using SMS, geomap and smart sensor waste bin. The smart sensor waste bin is designed and manufactured locally and is operated by our team. At collection, each household’s materials is weighed and this weight is then entered into our database. Households are then rewarded with redeemable points based on the volume and quality of recyclables that they give us. As households accumulate points over time, they can redeem their points for specific rewards like food items, health insurance and cash based on the quantity and type of materials they recycle with us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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