Ecoplastile Limited

About us

Ecoplastile Inc  was inspired by the founder’s personal story and experience living in a slum community in Kampala as a first time arrival in search for jobs in the city, the only option Franc had was to lent a small room next to a slum community since they seemed cheaper. Franc here witnessed dire consequences of poor waste disposal (Over 51% of the waste generated in Kampala, remain un collected) with post-consumer waste plastic littering everywhere on streets, clogging sewers and even encroaching on poorly built houses during heavy rains. During those days, people would die, loose properties and means no school or even work.
Franc experienced first hand experience of the housing crisis in Kampala (Uganda has a 2.5M housing deficit, growing at 200k units/year) staying in an unfinished house which was almost collapsing. In this place, there were no waste pick up trucks mainly because people can’t afford paying for the available waste pick-up services by private companies. Left with no option, Franc and colleagues would wait late in the night or very early in the morning to go and dump waste in the nearby drainage channels in the neighborhood.

A Sustainable Green Africa, free from Poverty, Unemployment and Indecent Housing

Developing a system of integrated waste management and recycling, to create superior building products whilst creating jobs, supporting the green economy, helping the environment and improving housing and public health