The Ghana Recycling Initiativeby Private Enterprises (GRIPE)

The Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprises (GRIPE) is an industry-led coalition formed under the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) with a stake in the plastics sector to integrate sustainable waste management solutions, particularly around plastics.

What We Do

Improving the Plastic Waste Value Chain

Education

Public Campaign and Education in partnership with organizations such as Environment 360, UNDP, Asaase Radio and digital nationwide campaign.

Collection

Turning trash into treasure! GRIPE spearheads community plastic buyback events in Accra and Kumasi, operates a permanent buyback center in Jamestown, conducts post-consumer sachet water collection, initiates inclusive collection at Old Fadama, and hosts an annual school recycling competition.

Processing

From chaos to order! GRIPE establishes a sorting center in Tema Newtown through the Pick It Project and sets up a shredding and processing plant in Katamanso under the Cash It Project.

Recycling

Pioneering sustainable solutions! GRIPE collaborates with EAP Consult, CSIR-BRRI, and Ghana Standards Authority to pilot a plastic-modified concrete project. Transforming plastic waste into a resource for a brighter, eco-friendly tomorrow

Who We Are

The Ghana Recycling Initiative by Private Enterprises (GRIPE) is an industry-led coalition formed under the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) with a stake in the plastics sector to integrate sustainable waste management solutions, particularly around plastics. GRIPE was founded in November 2017 by 8 multinational companies with varied products with a proven track record of involvement in sustainability actions concerning plastics in other countries. The founding members are Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana; Dow Chemical West Africa Limited; Fan Milk Ghana Limited; Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited; Nestlé Ghana Limited; PZ Cussons Ghana Limited; Unilever Ghana and Voltic (GH) Limited. The Mohinani Group, Accra Brewery Limited, KGM Industries, Fine Pack Industries, and Pernod Ricard Ghana have since also joined the coalition.

Our Vision

Integrating sustainable plastic waste management solutions in Ghana

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To implement recycling and second-life solutions that reduce the impacts of post-consumer plastic waste on the environment.

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