Siyabuddy Recycling and Waste Management
Manufacturing sustainable eco-bricks from recycled plastic waste
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2019 SEED Low Carbon Awards; IKI BMU
Sector
Waste Management
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Steenbok Village
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South Africa
Siyabuddy empowers community members to collect waste from different sources like shopping centres, hospitals, illegal dumping sites, etc. The company trains the collectors on waste separation, pays them per kg collected and ultimately sells the collected waste to recyclers all across South Africa.
Siyabuddy also manufactures and sells plastic pavement bricks, made from recycled plastic bags, which can also be turned into other brick moulds as well as roof tiles.
Eco-Inclusive Impacts
Since it started its operative business in 2017, Siyabuddy has employed 28 youths while providing revenue opportunities for another 1033 waste collectors. It collects over 120 tonnes of waste from landfills every months to be recycled and accounts for monthly revenues of R280,000 on average.
- Creating indirect employment for 1033 waste collectors
- Providing fulltime employment for 28 young people
- Redirecting 120 tons from landfills for recycling
- Selling over 100 tons of waste per month
- Realising an average revenue of R280 000 per month
Partners
Siyabuddy collects and resell waste to recyclers across South Africa. Furthermore it manufactures bricks from non-recyclable plastics. The company supports the community by providing direct & indirect jobs and cleaning the surroundings.
Industrial Development Coorperation (IDC) is a national development finance institution that has been the enterprise’s most important financier so far.
SAPPI, a global technology company, provided Siyabuddy with a baling machine and the training required to operate it.
