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Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: What's needed to build on the circular economy basics

In many African cities, a broken fridge is rarely thrown away immediately. It may be repaired and resold, dismantled for spare parts or collected for its metal components.

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In numerous African cities, broken refrigerators are seldom discarded outright; instead, they are repaired and resold, dismantled for spare parts, or collected for metal recycling. Similarly, old clothing is frequently altered or repurposed into new items. Agricultural residues such as crop stalks and leaves are commonly converted into animal feed, compost, cooking fuel, or biogas. These practices illustrate a grassroots circular economy where waste streams are repeatedly reused, repaired, recycled and resold.

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