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Sustainable Cities: What Would a Green Lagos Look Like?

GeneralOctober 10, 2025134Views 0Likes 0Comments

When we talk about sustainability in Africa, one name that always comes to mind is Lagos — a city of boundless energy, innovation, and ambition. But Lagos is also a city facing complex environmental realities: congestion, waste overflow, air pollution, and the ever-growing demand for power. Yet, amid these challenges lies immense potential for transformation.…

How You Can Support the Green Economy—Even Without Solar Panels

GeneralOctober 5, 202581Views 0Likes 0Comments

When people hear about the green economy, they often think it’s a field reserved for scientists, investors, or governments. Some even believe that if they don’t own solar panels or run a recycling plant, their contribution doesn’t count. But the truth is this: everyone has a role to play. The green economy is not just…

What Is a Circular Economy—And Why Does Africa Need One?

GeneralOctober 3, 202572Views 0Likes 0Comments

When we speak about sustainability across Africa and beyond, one concept keeps returning to the center of the conversation: the circular economy. But what does this mean? And why is it so critical for Africa’s future? From Linear to Circular For decades, the world has operated in a linear economy: take → make → use…

5 Things You Can Recycle Today That You Didn’t Know You Could

GeneralOctober 1, 2025103Views 0Likes 0Comments

When people think of recycling, they often imagine plastic bottles and aluminum cans. While these are important, there is a much wider world of recyclable materials—some of which are hidden in plain sight. In Africa, where waste systems are still evolving and informal recycling plays a vital role, unlocking the hidden value in what we…

Green Jobs Are the Future — Here’s How to Prepare

GeneralJune 25, 2025236Views 0Likes 0Comments

In every crisis lies an opportunity—and in the climate crisis lies a revolution: a revolution of work, of purpose, and of possibility. We are entering the era of green jobs—and Africa must not be left behind. As the world races toward climate solutions, a new workforce is emerging: technicians who install and repair solar panels,…

The 17 SDGs and What They Mean for You: Africa’s Call to Action

GeneralJune 23, 2025374Views 0Likes 0Comments

We often hear the phrase “Leave no one behind,” but what does that really mean for the everyday citizen, the policymaker, the entrepreneur—or the recycler in a Lagos neighborhood sorting through e-waste for value? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—17 interconnected global goals adopted by all United Nations member states—represent the world’s boldest blueprint for building…

Waste and Warming: The Missing Link in Africa’s Climate Conversation

GeneralJune 19, 2025259Views 0Likes 0Comments

As the world intensifies its focus on climate change, we must confront an uncomfortable truth—Africa is sitting on a ticking environmental time bomb, and it’s not just carbon emissions from industry or transport. It’s waste. Unmanaged waste—household, electronic, agricultural, and industrial—is silently poisoning our air, water, and soil, while also accelerating global warming. Yet, waste…

Why Africa Needs Solar Recycling Regulations Now

GeneralJune 11, 2025194Views 0Likes 0Comments

As Africa rapidly embraces solar energy as a pathway to climate resilience and economic growth, a silent challenge is gaining momentum: solar waste. For all our progress in electrifying communities, reducing fossil fuel dependency, and decentralizing energy access, we must ask a critical question — what happens when solar panels reach the end of their…

Inside a Solar Panel’s Second Life: A Cleancyclers Case Study

GeneralJune 9, 2025276Views 0Likes 0Comments

In our journey toward sustainable transformation across Africa, one truth continues to resonate deeply with me: sustainability is not a destination — it is a system. At Cleancyclers, we are committed to building those systems. We don't just see waste; we see potential. We see solar panels not as discarded technology, but as dormant opportunities…

Rewilding: Can We Restore Ecosystems to Their Natural State?

GeneralOctober 18, 2024761Views 0Likes 0Comments

Rewilding, the process of restoring ecosystems to their natural, uncultivated state, has emerged as a promising approach to addressing biodiversity loss and combating climate change. By allowing nature to take its course, rewilding projects aim to create self-sustaining ecosystems that can provide a range of benefits for both humans and the environment. Benefits of Rewilding…

The Circular Fashion Movement: Reducing Waste in the Apparel Industry

GeneralOctober 16, 2024683Views 1Like 0Comments

The fashion industry is one of the world's most polluting sectors, contributing significantly to climate change, water pollution, and waste. The linear model of fashion, where clothing is produced, consumed, and then discarded, is unsustainable and harmful to the environment. To address these challenges, a growing movement towards circular fashion is gaining momentum. Circular Fashion:…

The Impact of Climate Change on Public Health

GeneralOctober 14, 2024634Views 0Likes 0Comments

Climate change is a pressing global health crisis with far-reaching consequences for human health. As the planet warms, we are experiencing more frequent and intense heatwaves, droughts, floods, and wildfires. These extreme weather events, combined with rising sea levels and changes in precipitation patterns, are having a profound impact on public health. The Spread of…

Sustainable Cities: What Would a Green Lagos Look Like?

How You Can Support the Green Economy—Even Without Solar Panels

What Is a Circular Economy—And Why Does Africa Need One?

5 Things You Can Recycle Today That You Didn’t Know You Could

Green Jobs Are the Future — Here’s How to Prepare

The 17 SDGs and What They Mean for You: Africa’s Call to Action

Waste and Warming: The Missing Link in Africa’s Climate Conversation

Why Africa Needs Solar Recycling Regulations Now

Inside a Solar Panel’s Second Life: A Cleancyclers Case Study

Rewilding: Can We Restore Ecosystems to Their Natural State?

The Circular Fashion Movement: Reducing Waste in the Apparel Industry

The Impact of Climate Change on Public Health

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