AfriCycle is a Celo-based circular economy platform that incentivizes waste collection, ensures transparent recycling, and enables corporations to earn verified sustainability credits. Covering plastic, e-waste, and metal waste, it connects waste collectors, recycling facilities, and corporations through blockchain-based verification and tokenized rewards.
By leveraging smart contracts and a decentralized marketplace, AfriCycle promotes financial inclusion, environmental sustainability, and circular economy growth, transforming waste into economic value while reducing pollution.
AfriCycle's mission is to revolutionize waste management in Africa by leveraging blockchain technology to create a transparent, inclusive, and economically viable circular economy. The platform aims to incentivize waste collection, ensure fair compensation for informal waste collectors, and promote sustainable recycling practices. By integrating decentralized verification, tokenized rewards, and a marketplace for recycled materials, AfriCycle seeks to drive financial inclusion, environmental sustainability, and corporate accountability while transforming waste into economic value.
Africa faces a severe waste management crisis, with millions of tons of plastic and electronic waste generated annually, yet only a small fraction is recycled. Informal waste collection remains unstandardized and lacks verification, leading to inefficiencies and environmental hazards. Economically, most waste is dumped in uncontrolled landfills, and collectors earn extremely low wages despite their essential role. Financial exclusion further limits opportunities, while the absence of transparent supply chains affects the recycling industry. Technologically, waste management systems lack traceability, verification mechanisms, and efficient payment solutions, leaving stakeholders disconnected across the value chain.
AfriCycle provides a blockchain-powered waste management ecosystem that transforms waste collection into an economically viable and transparent process. It integrates multiple waste streams, blockchain verification, tokenized incentives, and a decentralized marketplace to ensure efficient recycling, fair compensation, and environmental impact tracking. Waste collectors are directly rewarded through cryptocurrency payments, while recycling activities are authenticated on-chain for transparency. Corporations can purchase verified recycling credits and support sustainability initiatives. Through smart contracts, AfriCycle connects waste collectors, recycling facilities, and businesses, creating a circular economy that drives financial inclusion and environmental responsibility.
Transaction Fees : 3% on marketplace sales . 2% on waste collections . 2% on processing . Impact Credits : 3% fee on ESG credit trades. Subscriptions (Q2 2026): $3/collector, $10/recycler monthly plans.
Africa