Reform Studio
Plastic bags impress European design experts courtesy of this Egyptian studio
Cairo's Reform Studio is taking thousands of discarded plastic bags and converting them into fashion and homeware products.
Cairo's Reform Studio is taking thousands of discarded plastic bags and converting them into fashion and homeware products.
Egypt might be hit with 80 million tons of garbage every year, but Abdallah has unshakable beliefs that artisanship and waste management are not mutually exclusive.
Maten's Farm plans to raise to profile in Egypt of vermicomposting, the process of producing high-quality, organic plant fertilizer from food waste.
Cairo-based Mostafa Hussein has set about giving oil drums a productive, eco-friendly reincarnation with his custom-made furniture business, Readymade.
ECO food dehydrators is a project aiming to reduce crop waste by providing farmers with innovative solar food dehydrators for their products.
"Through our business, we reduce soil, air, and water pollution. We educate the community on the importance of a clean environment."
With Oasis Community Center, Sally Hafez Bahgat wants to be at the forefront of the “green wave” happening in Egypt.
The world of science and research can be highly competitive. But Mohamed and Dalia believe collaboration is the key to creating solutions to global issues.
Mohamed Ghareb, the co-founder and CEO of Bio Tech, wants to harness the power of cow feces by creating underground biogas units on farms in this largely agricultural country.
VWaste transforms orange peel waste from Egypt's juicing industry into valuable, in-demand raw pectin powder.
SolarizEgypt scaled up their business in 2016, aided by subsidies reform and the inflated cost of electricity, which drove some customers towards the solar option.
Yasmine Nazmy's KAJU is a Cairo-based initiative aimed at creating high-quality vegan items that are packaged and ready for sale.