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This South African Start-up Has Launched A Marketplace For Waste

Kudoti links up waste producers, collectors and recyclers on a platform where people can buy and sell waste. South Africa generates 108 million tonnes of waste a year of which almost 80% ends up in landfill. The country relies on around 60,000 informal waste collectors who sift through mixed waste for recyclable materials.

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