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18Apr/17

Nigerian women crochet bags from plastic waste

April 18, 2017EnvironmentAisha Muhammed, Aishatu, Aishatu Muhammed, Articles, Bags, Energy conservation, Environment, Mass production, Natural environment, Nature, Nigeria, Packaging, Physical universe, Plastic, Plastic bag, Plastic pollution, Plastic recycling, Raymond Obindu, Recycling, Recycling by material, Shopping bags, Waste management, Water conservation, Yolasmbale

Women in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Yola are making a living from recycling plastic bags and using them to make accessories and usable household products like baskets for sale. The project aims at empowering members while at the same time reducing the number of plastic bags dumped indiscriminately.
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03Jul/15

Solar powered backpack helps South African children cope with rolling blackouts

July 3, 2015InnovationAfrica, Alternative energy, Articles, Backpack, Bags, Education, electricity, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Eskom, Homework, Johannesburg, Kamogelo, Kamogelo Tsopodi-Malinga, Learning, Luggage, Malinga, Mass production, Packaging, Plastic bag, Rea Ngwane, Repurpose Schoolbags, Rustenburg, Solar energy, Solar lamp, Solar panel, Solar power, Sophy Tsopodi, Sophy Tsopodi-Malinga, South Africa, Technologysmbale

Made from recycled plastic, an innovative new school bag is assisting students from impoverished communities in South Africa study at night. Using solar technology, the bags are powered during the day and light up homes which are either not connected to the national power grid or are in the dark because of frequent electricity cuts.

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