In a visit to Kenya in 2012, Mr. Green Trading Founders, came to Kenya to explore
possibilities in the Waste Management Sector. They then launched Mr. Green Trading Africa
in September of 2014. Mr. Green’s strategy from the outset was to adopt an inside-out approach; starting by learning how local waste value chains function, and then scaling simple solutions to improve the sector creating a lasting competitive advantage.
possibilities in the Waste Management Sector. They then launched Mr. Green Trading Africa
in September of 2014. Mr. Green’s strategy from the outset was to adopt an inside-out approach; starting by learning how local waste value chains function, and then scaling simple solutions to improve the sector creating a lasting competitive advantage.
Location: Kenya, Nairobi County, Nairobi
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +254 758 727083
Founded date: 2014
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | DOB Equity | dobequity.... |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.06.2023 | Ethiopian Startup Kubik raises $3.34M to build sustainable homes from recycled plastic waste TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | With only 4% of Africa’s plastic waste recycled, and efforts to reduce plastic waste in the continent seeming like a distant dream, this Ethiopian cleantech startup is on a mission to change that by converting plastic waste into affordable,... |
| 11.01.2022 | Kenyan plastics recycler Mr. Green Africa boosted by a diverse group of investors | ● Current investors DOB Equity and Global Innovation Fund follow-on in this Series B round and are joined by some of the leading pioneers in the plastics industry ● The investment is a first of its kind in Sub-Sahara Africa where a very di... |
| 29.01.2020 | Launch of first fully recycled plastic packaging for Sunlight scouring powder in Kenya | Unilever Kenya in partnership with Mr. Green Africa launches new Sunlight scouring powder packaging made out of 100% recycled plastics. Click on the link here to read more about this great innovation in recycling happening here in Kenya ... |
| 14.11.2017 | This tech startup is trying to tackle waste in Africa | Kenya has a waste management problem, especially in the country’s capital of Nairobi. As of 2016, Nairobi was producing around 2,400 tons of waste every day but only 38 percent of that trash was collected and less than 10 percent was recycl... |