Franc Kamugyisha

ECOPLASTILE LTD

• Over 100k Kg of Co2 emission saved;
• +500 tons of low-grade plastics recycled;
• +200 green jobs (direct and indirect) created, 75% of which for youth and women;
• +50,000 tiles sold to customers;
• Awards received: SEED Low Carbon Awards 2019 (finalist); Climate Launchpad Uganda 2019; YSI Global Solutions for COVID-19 2020; EarthTech Challenge 2020; TEF Awards 2020; Commonwealth Person of the Year 2022; Gian Marco Moratti Award 2023;
• Among its many supporters and partners, it includes CocaCola, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Uganda Development Bank and the Uganda Industrial Research Institute;
• Featured on international newspapers like New Vision, Nile post, Business Day, SEED Newsletter, Future, and Disrupt Africa for pioneering contributions in circular economy in Africa.
• In 2024, Ecoplastile launched the digital platform Wastepays, which digitizes the circular economy supply chain;
• Thanks to Wastepays, more than 500,000 kilograms of recyclables have been transacted and 8 plastic collection hubs have been established.