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PETsPoint Recycling is a social enterprise, which leverages its propriety digital platforms to reclaim plastics and other recyclable wastes directly from households, communities, market place, event centers etc. while using incentives to drive change.

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

PETsPoint Recycling is a social enterprise, which leverages its propriety digital platforms “Junkyard” to reclaim plastics and other recyclable wastes directly from households, communities, market place, event centers etc. Junkyard makes it convenient, cost-effective and faster for users (called “citizens”) to dispose and earn from their recyclable waste. It uses its geo-location mapping and tracking to connect waste collectors/recyclers with users in real-time. PETsPoint has impacted over 25,000 people across 5 communities in Lagos and Ibadan through its advocacy and awareness campaigns on proper disposal of plastic waste and other recyclables. In addition, 24 community bins have been deployed to 10 communities in Ibadan with the support of strategic partners like Total Energies and Coca-Cola. Over 60 tons of plastics, equivalent to 2.5 million pieces of plastics, have been recovered and recycled, which would otherwise have found their way into the natural environment.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

Plastic pollution is amongst the leading sources of environmental pollution and degradation across the world, especially in Nigeria. Annually, Nigeria produces 5.96 million metric tonnes of plastic wastes, and about 80% of these are dumped in water-bodies. This poses significant risks to human and animal lives, organisms under water and the environment. Moreover, there is no centralized method of gathering and accessing recyclable waste data for use in policy discussions and formulation procedures. Stakeholders in the waste industry work in silos, which prevents the seamless flow of necessary information at the right time. Junkyard, by PETsPoint, has been designed to transform the recyclable waste value chain. Moreover, women without high-school education find it very difficult to secure jobs to fund their daily lifestyle. Through Junkyard, PETsPoint Technology aims to provide gainful employment opportunities to these women.

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

Advantages of using Junkyard by PETsPoint include: 1. Connecting plastic waste collectors with aggregators and recycling companies in real-time. 2. Helps aggregators assess size, quantity and quality of collected plastic wastes through its image capture feature. 3. Reduces time, fuel, and energy wasted in moving from one location to another in search of recyclable wastes. 4. Provides employment opportunities for semi-skilled and unskilled women within its host communities. 5. Incentivizes positive behavior of waste gathering and sorting by plastic users and collectors. 6. Provides raw materials for manufacturing companies who uses plastics as raw materials.

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

Targeted beneficiaries of PETsPoint include: - Collectors/Sellers: are people, majorly women pickers, who gather plastic wastes from various sources. They are well-incentivized and paid on time. - Plastic Users/Citizens: are individuals/groups of people who use plastic materials through their foods, drinks, packaging materials and events. - Aggregators: refer to middlemen who purchase reclaimed plastic wastes from collectors and users. - Recycling Companies: are plastic-based ventures that use plastic as their major raw materials, including packaging companies, beverage producers, shoe manufacturers, etc.

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

10/09/2021

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Oui

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

3

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

1

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

Sunday Kolawole Sholanke Role: Co-Founder/CEO Skills: People Management, Business Development, Negotiations etc. Expertise: 5 years’ experience in social Development sector and Leadership https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunday-kolawole-sholanke-70aa27aa/ Zainab Oyiza Sanni Role: Communications Director Skills: Grass-root mobilization, Communication Development and Management. Expertise: 5 years’ experience in development and investigating reporting and Leadership. https://www.linkedin.com/in/zainaboyizasanni Dr. Femi Idowu-Adegoke (MCIWM) Role: Technical Director Skills: Business development and project management Expertise: 18 years’ local and international experience in Environmental and Earth Resources Management and Leadership. https://www.linkedin.com/in/femiidowu-adegoke04

01.10 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

https://www.linkedin.com/company/petspoint-recycling-ng

01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Autre : Waste Management

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

PETsPoint provides gainful employment opportunities for women and girls with limited education and exposure by equipping them to become Collectors. These women and girls earn on a "daily pay" model, and are further compensated on the volume of plastic wastes they have been able to reclaim.

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

4

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

PETsPoint helps to substantially reduce the indiscriminate dumping of plastics (and other forms of recyclable wastes), which causes a lot of health issues for those living around the dumping grounds, such as eyesores, respiratory problems, hormonal disruptions, etc. By incentivizing users and collectors to retrieve plastic wastes, they are promptly removed from their used areas to safer locations, where aggregators and recycling companies can quickly pick them up. This approach helps to prevent the buildup and festering of harmful pathogens and microorganisms thus improving the health of those living around.

02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

3

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

6

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

PETsPoint provides gainful employment for women and girls, who work as "Collectors" and Sorters”. Majority of these women lack formal education, which reduces their prospects of getting meaningful employment. However, PETsPoint helps these excluded and less-skilled women and girls to earn without the limitation of their certificate by providing them with the tools and resources to contribute meaningfully to the environment while earning from it.

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

PETsPoint works towards purifying water-bodies and ensuring proper sanitation by reducing the amount of plastic wastes that end up there. A huge portion of plastics find their way into streams, rivers, seas, and oceans, contaminating the water sources and making it unsafe for use. Through PETsPoint's activities, these non-biodegradable substances are recycled and reused, instead of ending in the water sources.

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

3

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

4

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

4

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

4

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

PETsPoint helps to reduce the possibilities of water-prone natural disasters as a result of waste recovery, recycling and reusing. These plastic wastes could block waterways and cause flooding are converted into useful raw materials. Moreover, PETsPoint's activities form a key part of the world's waste management strategies; thus, contributing to a sustainable city and planet.

02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

PETsPoint main concern is to combat climate change and reduce its impact in developing countries like Nigeria. Through our incentive-based waste recovery activities, we encourage users and collectors to choose recycling, rather than burning their plastic wastes, which further depletes the ozone layer and causes climate change issues. Moreover, through our innovative platform “Junkyard”, we are reducing the carbon footprints of aggregators and recycling companies by connecting them to plastic waste location in their vicinity for quick and seamless drop-off and pickup.

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

4

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

4

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

4

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

4

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

5

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

6

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

5

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

5

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

4

06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

5

06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

4

06.08 Justification

Thanks to the growing concern about climate change and rapidly-fluctuating weather conditions, a sizable number of Nigerians are looking into ecofriendly strategies that can protect the environment. As a result, there is increasing willingness to trash waste items appropriately. To tap into this market, some environmental-based initiatives have been created for advocacy, waste gathering and recycling. PETsPoint Recycling is playing in the social entrepreneurship side of this environmental protection and preservation campaign. Our platform, JUNKYARD, helps climate-aware Nigerians to properly pack and earn their plastic waste and is available for download on Google Play Store. Junkyard goes more steps further than regular waste management app. It allows users and collectors to upload pictures and size of their waste so that retrieving aggregators can plan appropriately. Also, it has an Auto-Scheduler feature to plan waste pickup in advance.

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Our main competitors include - Scrapays - Soso Care - Pakam Our competitive advantages are: Integrated System – Junkyard covers different aspects of the plastic and recyclable waste value chain and allows several stakeholders to connect and transact business in one place simultaneously. This allows every player to create and capture more value. Data-driven Waste Collection – Junkyard empowers its users to make quality decisions with data. Recyclers know where the community collection centres and waste sources are located, the type of waste generated and the size of waste materials available. This helps them to maximize their resources and deploy them to areas with the highest returns. Prompt Payment of Parties – With Junkyard, citizens are paid promptly as soon as the recyclable items are picked or deposited, making us the preferred platform of use.

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?

We are empowering women and girls who work with us, as collectors, to become self-employed/entrepreneurs in their own right. We provide them with comprehensive training in digital literacy, basic accounting knowledge and using necessary tools on a smartphone. These women lead our collector initiative, and could be addressed as entrepreneurs.