A fair deal for waste pickers in the global south
Repa connects individuals and businesses with the people who collect and sort plastic waste for a living. Working with local entrepreneurs, mobile technology, a network of community agents and trusted transporters, we support fair, sustainable and circular markets for waste plastic in countries where plastic pollution is overwhelming communities.
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500+ waste pickers like Creta getting fair deals at guaranteed prices. 80% of our waste pickers are women, supporting several other people in their household
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9+ tonnes of single-use plastic removed from the environment each month, on average, and delivered for recycling into new products
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Women like Alzira are able to increase their income from waste from an average of $12 to $37 per month through more regular collection and reliable payment
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Creating secure, local jobs for community agents and truck drivers who deliver training, support waste pickers and manage collections
Get involved
For individuals and communities
Concerned about plastic pollution? Your donation allows us to pay a higher price per kg to waste pickers in the global south. This means more secure incomes for women and their families, less plastic left in landfill or waterways, and thriving, circular markets for plastic waste.
As a donor you can track every penny through a live dashboard, connecting you to the people and places that you are supporting.
For businesses
We provide trackable plastic waste collection and reuse services for companies offering social impact solutions. With a live data dashboard, partners can track waste by volume, type and location.
If you aggregate plastic waste from waste pickers at dumpsites, landfills or residential areas and are committed to weighing and paying fairly at transparent prices, but need help to take your business to the next level, get in touch
Talk to us about how we can support you through our social franchise network
For waste management entrepreneurs in the global south
A unique corporate social impact opportunity for businesses that want to reduce the impact of plastic pollution. Create measurable social value by partnering with Repa to support increased, fair and stable income for women in the global south, and to remove plastic waste from landfill and routes to the ocean.
You’ll get access to live metrics and updates that can be included in social value reporting.
Donate
Fund the collection of plastic waste in the global south. Your donation helps us pay waste pickers a fair price for the crucial work they do.
We use your donation to top up the market price per kg for plastic waste. This makes it worthwhile for waste pickers to do the difficult work involved in collecting, sorting and cleaning items like plastic bottles, bags, cartons and household products.
£10 per month
200kg waste recycled*
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£20 per month
400kg waste recycled
access to a donor dashboard to track how much waste you’ve helped to recycle
live view of payments to waste pickers
monthly updates, including stories from the waste pickers you’re supporting
£40 per month
800kg waste recycled
Supporting higher incomes for waste pickers, with guaranteed payments and fair pricing
*Average figures based on UK-based donor using UK banking and covering crowdfunding charges. This will vary for international payments and if supports choose not to cover crowdfunding fees. In this case, a £10 donation would enable recycling of about 190kg of waste.
Diane Wooden, Nova Scotia, Canada
“As an HR professional, I know how important it is to each of us that we believe we are paid fairly for our work. Repa is doing this for these waste pickers.
Research shows that when women bring home their earnings, they spend them on all family members. As a grandmother, Repa gives me hope for my grandchildren's survival on planet Earth.
As a human who hurts when I see litter, this initiative makes my heart sing. This is not a complex concept, and it works!”
repa
A recycling system for plastics that works for people and planet.
Our vision
Repa is delivered by unwaste.io. We believe that emerging digital technologies can support better, cheaper and more efficient plastic waste management and a true circular economy.
We think that everyone involved in the lifecycle of plastic, from producers to consumers, has a part of to play in the recovery of plastic waste. Solutions must be based on good quality, structured data about where plastic waste ends up. We deliver products and services that collect, share and use data to inform better decisions about the production, processing and recovery of waste.
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Interested in what we do? We’re always exploring new partnerships, whether that’s with community organisation or businesses that want to create social impact. Use this form to get in touch or email hello@repa.eco.