Closing the loop · Copperbelt, Zambia

Coordinating Zambia's Circular Economy

We collect, sort and recycle waste across the Copperbelt — empowering local communities and unifying every stakeholder of the loop through the EcoTribe app.

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100%
Closing the loop
100,136 kg
Recyclable material recovered to date
K50,118
Paid to our women's plastic collective
3 cities
Ndola, Kitwe & Luanshya — expanding to 4
100+
Women in the collector network

What we do

Three divisions, one loop

From an on-demand pickup app to institutional recycling and outsourced garbage collection — every division is built to turn waste into livelihoods.

Aggregate pickup platform

The EcoTribe App

On-demand garbage, recycling, septic and bigger-job bookings. See pricing upfront, pay by mobile money or bank, and track your pickup — with a 48-hour collection guarantee.

Upfront pricingLive tracking48-hr guarantee
Recycling division

Institutional partners & collectors

Four institutional partners — TradeKings, Mopani, First Quantum and Choppies — plus a re-engaged network of women plastic collectors, turning plastic, paper and glass into raw material for manufacturers.

Toward 40 t/moRecovery reports
Garbage collection

Outsourced operations

Weekly corporate and community collection for a stable, long-standing client base — now delivered through a 70/30 revenue-share partnership with an established logistics operator.

Weekly contractsCorporate & community

From waste to value

Recovered material, remade

Cans, PET, paper, cardboard and everyday plastics are sorted, shredded and processed into raw material and finished product lines.

A handful of shredded recycled PET flakes at an EcoTribe sorting facility
Recovered PET, ready as raw material for manufacturers.
HDPE Pipes
Infrastructure-grade
Pavers & Tiles
Durable, low-cost
Fencing Posts
Weatherproof
PET Flakes
Manufacturer feedstock
Plastic Lumber
Timber alternative

The EcoTribe app

Book a pickup in a few taps

Live at app.eco-tribe.io — the engine coordinating clients, collectors and trucks across the Copperbelt.

1

Pick a service

Garbage, recycling, septic or a bigger job — in a few taps.

2

See the price upfront

From K250 for a small pickup to K2,500 for XL jobs. No surprises.

3

Pay & track

Pay by mobile money or bank deposit, then track the truck to your gate.

ecoTRIBE
Garbage pickup
Small · 48-hr guarantee
K250
Recycling collection
TradeKings partner
K750
Pay & track
Mobile money · bank deposit
Live gate-to-gate tracking on every job

Impact at scale

Cleaner cities, dignified income

Every ton we recover is reported to city councils as auditable, UN SDG-aligned impact data — and every division is designed to pay the people who make it happen.

A woman of EcoTribe's plastic collective standing amid the plastic waste she helps recover
Our women's plastic collective — paid ~K2,000/ton, with transparent weigh-ins.

Community & livelihoods

Every division creates dignified income — from truck partners to plastic collectors.

Transparency & data

We report waste and recycled tonnage to city councils, giving stakeholders auditable, SDG-aligned data.

Partnership over ownership

We coordinate a network of trucks, recyclers and collectors rather than owning every asset.

85 t/mo
Combined recycling potential by Dec 2026 — 40t institutional + 45t women collectors
63 t
Waste diverted from dumpsites in a month, reported to councils
4 cities
Ndola & Kitwe today; Luanshya & Mufulira launching next
~K2,000/t
Paid to collectors for baled plastic, with transparent weigh-ins

Partnerships

Trusted by leading Zambian organisations

TradeKings Mopani Copper Mines First Quantum Minerals Choppies Coca-Cola Yalelo Mary Begg Health BHL Group Barrick Protea Hotels Garden Court Barloworld · CAT Bank of Zambia Ndola City Council Uniworld Paper Alpha Polyplast

Let's close the loop together

Partner with EcoTribe

Join as a client, recycling supplier, logistics partner or collector — and put your waste to work in Zambia's circular economy.

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