Transforming Trash: MRD Shows Us The Way

Did you know, while we are removing 30+ tons of waste from the environment every month we are also stopping clothing from leaving the market as waste? 🥁 Meet our Materials Research & Development team, an incredibly innovative, courageous & optimistic bunch! Paul, Kennie, Maxwell, Jamal, Mary, Sam, James + apprentices Hadija, Rahma, Habiba, Shawana, Najat, Marijanata, Sharifa, Hadija, Meri, Amshetu, Mariam, Nafisa, Musah, Somed, Sayibu, Wahab, Latifah & Humu operate out of our Recycling & Decomposition center, located on the edge of Kantamanto & Old Fadama. Here they have been busy making new materials & products from post-consumer clothing waste including speakers, shelves, sound insulation panels, tables, mops & more! This is an overview of our Cassava (fiber)Board, a hyper localized manufacturing process resulting in a versatile material with dozens of applications & 0️⃣ harmful byproducts (our glue uses local biodegradable ingredients + excess can be cycled back into the process). It’s taken 2 years to perfect the recipe, testing performance in our space & ensuring that it’s safe, we’ve even begun certifying our Cassava Board for fire + mold resistance with Ghana Standards Authority ⭐️ Not only are we transforming textile waste into useful & valuable products that can replace virgin wood, foam, plastic & more, we’ve ALSO built our own equipment with circular principles, working with fabricators in Galloway Market to develop machinery with scrap metals & electronics. Ev