Founded in 2018, Ghislain Irakoze had a vision of creating a waste-free world, Wastezon is using its mobile application to trace, sort, and collect household electronic waste in Kigali, Rwanda. They created a win-win solution that encourages everyone to be involved in waste management. They have dedicated their efforts to conserve the environment while giving economical value to recyclable waste.
Only 4% of Africa's produced wastes are collected and recycled (1). The rest pose a great threat to the environment and sanitation. For recycling, recovery, and re-processing industries, one can use the Wastezon app to acquire resources efficiently and quickly. By using integrated mobile technology, they connect all parties that want to transact solid wastes safely and environmentally.
Wastezon provides households and recycling actors with a mobile app technology for efficient waste collection, sorting, and traceability. Wastezon's integrated technological system uses GPS and Blockchain to speed up the reverse logistics. Subscribers of the app can upload information like how much waste they have and their address to understand how much they can earn from their waste household waste. Recycling actors can use the app to search for waste products and use the built-in features to negotiate prices, pay through Mobile money, PayPal or credit cards and create transportation plans.
