ECOBAG GHANA

Solution

We educate the public about proper disposal of waste in their communities , furthermore, students, individuals and communities received our product. We also market sanitation to the general public through the products we produce.

The main beneficiaries are students, women, officers benefits from our products (school bags, laptops bags, dustbins and tarpaulins).

Currently we finance the product and services ourselves thus the founders (Yeboah Paul) such as the demonstration center, sewing machines and partnership to scale up.

The process of producing an EcoBag includes: purchase of plastic waste from the community, sorting of waste, washing and sun drying of plastic waste, stitching the plastic waste and the sowing of plastic waste into raincoat, school bags, laptop bags, pen bag, dustbins, umbrella and tarpaulin.

Marketing and distribution: The plastic waste are collected (purchased) from the communities, Members within the communities are employed to sort, wash, stitch and sow the plastic waste into valuable resources. Products are distributed to students, farmers, women and the general public through donations and sales.  The project is a Re-use of plastic packaging

The Result:

We have created an awareness and sensitization in over 50 communities in the Upper West Region and Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Moreover, we have trained 10 people on the recycling of these plastic waste into useful resources. In addition, resources such as school bags, laptops bags, dustbins and tarpaulins has been donated to students, individuals and communities. Also, we make sales from the useful resources we produce.

Beneficiaries have been community leaders/stakeholders, Ghana Education Service , Farmers groups , NGO’s, Parents Teachers Association, Governmental Agencies (DEC’s, MP’s etc).

Our project contributes to the development of the social impact through the provision of raincoat for farmers, affordable school bags and laptop bags for students and the general public,  creation of job opportunities for the youths, employment of physically challenges people.

Our environmental impact: reduction of burned plastic waste in the communities, moreover, clean environment free from plastic waste. Reduction of emission of carbon dioxide through the avoidance of burning plastic waste.

The impact will be measured by the amount of plastic waste recycled, community practice of separating plastic waste from other waste and also the quantity of plastic waste purchased from the community members. In addition, the impact will be measured before and after the project on the quantity of plastic waste in the communities. We reach our customers through radio programs, workshops, market places and door to door delivery.