Eco World Watamu

At EcoWorld Recycling, we pioneer environmental stewardship and community empowerment by providing sustainable plastic waste management solutions to increase plastic waste recovery rates in the Kenyan coastal region. Our goal is to accelerate the transition to a plastic circular economy by building sustainable partnerships, fostering dialogue, awareness creation, and implementing replicable cutting- edge plastic collection/buy-back systems and recycling initiatives. Through partnerships and collaborations with local community women and youth groups, businesses, NGOs and County Governments, we strive to create a lasting social, economic and environmental impact to the marginalized people in the informal waste sector. We envision a future where plastic waste becomes a valuable resource, driving positive change for people and the planet.

In Watamu, we have created a local solution to the global problem of marine plastic litter and plastic waste disposal.

As a community we decided to take action and created a dynamic partnership between local women and youth groups and the local tourism industry. The Watamu Marine Park hotels sponsor the groups to clean the beaches and all of the plastic and other recyclable waste goes to our EcoWorld Recycling and Up-cycling facility were we “Turn Trash into Cash”. In addition, we take all of the plastic waste from hotels, guest houses and residents for recycling, which reduces the huge volume of waste going to the local landfill.

Over the past 10 years in Watamu we have “turned the tide on trash” through creating a Circular Economy by employing local people to clean beaches and providing work for plastic recyclers. Local artists also benefit by up-cycling plastic waste to make art work and sculptures which are sold in hotels. The results of this innovative approach is cleaned up beaches, reduced threats to the environment, reduction in plastic waste going to landfill and creation of diverse income streams for people.