Fight Poverty Cut Plastic
Reduce your footprint, amplify your impact
The plastic recycling industry needs a shift . We all must take action . Take part in the solution and use plastic as a resource to fight poverty.
Who We Are
Eco-friendly actions, global satisfaction
Plastic For Change, has been working towards reducing plastic waste and extreme poverty in Kasumbalesa, a town on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The organization has established a buy-back center that has created employment opportunities for 80 vulnerable women who were previously marginalized. These women are now part of a larger team that comprises over 2759 registered and trained waste pickers from Zambia and the DRC.
Make a Statement In Support of The Environment
To preserve the environment and ensure a sustainable income for women in Chililabombwe. Plastic for change has impacted many families.
An Organization You Can Trust
We have worked with some of most reputable organizations in the world and the country.
More People, More impact
Our mission is to combat poverty and plastic pollution through the creation of sustainable livelihoods for waste pickers, with a focus on empowering vulnerable women in marginalized communities and establishing a formalized recycling economy in Zambia.
By reducing pollution in our communities
By empowering or community members and alleviate poverty
With millions of people benefiting from our work directly and indirectly
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Working with the council in Managing Plastic waste
Our collaboration with the Chililabombwe Municipal Council aimed to reduce
Reusable Pads as an Alternative
We partnered and collaborated with Wabibi Pads Limited Uganda to
Our partnership with Prospero Zambia
Our partnership with Prospero Zambia, facilitating a UKaid grant, enabled
Working with the council in Managing Plastic waste
Our collaboration with the Chililabombwe Municipal Council aimed to reduce plastic waste in landfills and lower the local government’s solid waste handling costs.