NigeriaEnvironmentWater and sanitation
Waste-to-Wealth Enhancer
What the source says
The first unit, an agglomerating machine, uses self-generated heat to convert polythene plastic, such as discarded water sachets, into a solid form before cooling the mass with water and cutting it into pellets with rotating blades in a vertical drum. This prevents the polythene going to landfill or oceans, and the pellets can be upcycled to make new plastic film, nylon agricultural bags and many other recycled products.
The project
Projet d'innovation en environnement et eau et assainissement, développé au Nigeria. Repéré parmi les lauréats 2023 du Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
Description written by Amorcia from the source below. This description exists in French only: it is the sole version we hold.
Where this entry comes from
This project was scouted in the following source, public at the time of the survey.
- Source
- Africa Prize for Engineering InnovationOpen the source
- Award
- 2023
- Project website
- cptasac.com
Scouted on 3 September 2026