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Thank you for your support in 2024 to recycle more plastic and create more green jobs than ever before 🤝

Andy Teale

38 minutes ago2 min read

Thank you for your support in 2024 to recycle more plastic and create more green jobs than ever before 🤝

As the year comes to a close and people begin to wind down for the holidays, we wanted to take this opportunity to say a HUGE THANK YOU...

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Andy Teale

Nov 153 min read

Nakuya Paulina's Story

Nakuya Paulina earns from plastic collection, so she can help clean up Lake Victoria and support her 6 grandchildren through school

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Tutator and Eco Brixs Forge Technological Partnership for Sustainable Impact in Uganda

Andy Teale

Jun 182 min read

Tutator and Eco Brixs Forge Technological Partnership for Sustainable Impact in Uganda

Tutator is collaborating with Eco Brixs to help us develop a new digital app to capture our impact data and present it in real time!

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International Women's Day: Leadership and Representation at UNEA

Gee Elliott

Mar 81 min read

International Women's Day: Leadership and Representation at UNEA

We're heading to the UN's Environmental Assembly to discuss plastic pollution. Fittingly with IWD, over half of our team will be women

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Gee Elliott

Mar 72 min read

Celebrating International Women's Day

We look at how Climate Change is dispositionally affecting women, especially in Africa, plus how women play a key role in Eco Brixs' work!

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Irene uses sign language to explain an Eco Brixs Recycling Process

Andy Teale

Feb 211 min read

Irene uses sign language to explain an Eco Brixs Recycling Process

Irene is from the deaf community and works in our recycling factory at Eco Brixs' HQ in Uganda. Here, she signs to talk about our work!

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Andy Teale

Feb 191 min read

Our Impact in January 2024

January marked our first full month open since the Christmas break and saw us receiving an increased amount of plastic from the community

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Zawadi's Story: Fronting Environmental Activism

Andy Teale

Feb 163 min read

Zawadi's Story: Fronting Environmental Activism

Zawadi is blind but has made plastic collection her full-time job for the past 4 years, leading by example in her community.

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Kizza Frank's Story: Creating Change through Recycling

Andy Teale

Feb 153 min read

Kizza Frank's Story: Creating Change through Recycling

Kizza Frank is one of our Plastic Collectors from Lake Victoria. He's aiming to set an example to others by cleaning up litter in his town!

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Andy Teale

Jan 271 min read

Our Impact in December 2023

Eco Brixs was closed in the final part of 2023 as we took a break for Christmas, but we were still able to make a difference to local people

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The Eco Brixs Family is Growing: Welcoming our New Team Members

Andy Teale

Jan 261 min read

The Eco Brixs Family is Growing: Welcoming our New Team Members

We've had some new additions to Eco Brixs' team in Uganda, including a new COO and Carpentry Team

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Lift-off for 2024...We're ready to create more impact than ever before 🚀

Andy Teale

Jan 201 min read

Lift-off for 2024...We're ready to create more impact than ever before 🚀

We're ready to go again in 2024! Following Christmas, the first few weeks have been busy at Eco Brixs' HQ in Masaka!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Eco Brixs!

Andy Teale

Dec 21, 20231 min read

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Eco Brixs!

In our final blog of 2023, our recycling team in Masaka have recorded a special festive message for you, which you can watch here :)

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'Plastic is Wack' Sustainable Christmas Gift Ideas

Andy Teale

Dec 11, 20231 min read

'Plastic is Wack' Sustainable Christmas Gift Ideas

Looking to make someone smile this Christmas whilst doing good? Check out our 'Plastic is Wack' t-shirts and bags!

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COP28: The Agreement of a Loss and Damage Fund

Andy Teale

Dec 7, 20231 min read

COP28: The Agreement of a Loss and Damage Fund

Over the past 12 days, the United Nations Climate Change Conference has been ongoing in Dubai, where world leaders and environmental...

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Andy Teale

Nov 23, 20232 min read

5 Ways Plastic Waste is Ruining Uganda

Uganda's huge plastic problem is a danger to the population, wildlife, economy and environment. Find out more in our video!

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Namusoke Percy's Story: Embracing Recycling

Andy Teale

Oct 22, 20233 min read

Namusoke Percy's Story: Embracing Recycling

Our Plastic Collector Percy runs a Buy Back Centre in Kasaka, which allows her and others to recycle and earn from the process

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Our CEO is named in Meaningful Business's Top 100 Leaders

Andy Teale

Oct 18, 20231 min read

Our CEO is named in Meaningful Business's Top 100 Leaders

Andy is recognised by Meaningful Business for his work combining purpose and profit in support of the UN's Global Goals

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Andy Teale

Oct 10, 20231 min read

The Commonwealth Green Investment Award

Eco Brixs wins the Commonwealth Green Investment Award 2023 for its work to revolutionise plastic recycling in Uganda!

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Don't Miss... Our Impact Report for 2023

Andy Teale

Sep 24, 20231 min read

Don't Miss... Our Impact Report for 2023

As we celebrate 6 years of Eco Brixs, we've released our latest Impact Report documenting our achievements and plans for the future.

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