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What outcomes can be attributed to Nzambi Matee?

Nzambi Matee

Kenyan materials engineer who founded Gjenge Makers, which makes building materials from plastic waste.

Self-reportedOutcomes at a glance

4 documented outcomes: 3 self-reported, 1 delivered.

Recycling plastic waste into paving bricks

Self-reported

50 tonnes of plastic recycled in 2021, with a stated goal to double it; 1,500 bricks produced per day

Role
Founder
Reported by
Africanews, reporting company figures (updated August 2024)

Sources 1

Employment at Gjenge Makers

Self-reported

More than 100 direct and indirect jobs

Role
Founder
Reported by
Africanews, reporting company figures

Sources 1

Recycling plastic waste into paving bricks (to January 2021)

Self-reported

20 tonnes of plastic recycled since founding; about 1,500 bricks produced per day

Role
Founder
Reported by
The Globe and Mail, reporting company figures (January 2021)

Sources 2

UN Young Champion of the Earth (2020)

Delivered

Named a Young Champion of the Earth by the United Nations in 2020

Role
Award recipient
Reported by
Africanews

Sources 1

Reports and evaluations

  1. SecondaryKenyan women turn plastic waste into bricks stronger than concreteAfricanews · 16 Dec 2020
  2. SecondaryFactory in Kenya recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than concreteThe Globe and Mail (Reuters photo) · Jan 2021

Revisions

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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