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Kolekt Waste-Tech Ecosystems
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Kolekt is a Dutch start-up, part of the BVRio Group, with decades of waste management in developing country experience. Built with input from waste pickers, recyclers and governments, the app and business dashboard is transforming waste management.
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In waste, proof unlocks finance ♻️

Our East Africa lead Wouter Brasem told Circular Rising how Kolekt Certificates link verified waste recovery to finance, helping African countries build digital PROs with lower overheads.

And they're not just for Africa: they're global 🌍

#CircularEconomy #EPR
Q&A: What role can waste-recovery certificates play in Africa?
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September 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Curious about Kolekt? Earlier this month Thierry Sanders spoke to Happy Porch Radio and spilt the T on our origins, and much more!

🎧https://bit.ly/kolekt-thierry-sanders

hashtag#circulareconomy hashtag#recycling hashtag#wasteeconomy hashtag#wastepollution hashtag#plasticwaste
June 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Kolekt Annual Report 2025

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May 7, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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Mozambique’s First Waste Recovery Certificate has been issued by the country's largest recycler in advance of EPR regulations:

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Mozambique’s First Waste Recovery Certificate issued in advance of EPR regulations — Kolekt - Waste Tech Ecosystems
The first Kolekt Exchange Certificate (KXC) has been issued in Mozambique, by the country’s largest recycler, and long term Kolekt partner, Topack .
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February 6, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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Kolekt user story: December Waste Services (DWS), Nairobi, Kenya, uses the Kolekt app to register its purchases.

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#wastemanagement #plasticpollution #recycling
Kolekt App used in Kenya @ DWS recycling
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January 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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KOLEKT has joined forces with Waste Hubs Indonesia (WaHu) to launch the Kolekt Exchange Certificate (KXC) platform, a new verifiable system for plastic waste management.

Read more: bit.ly/4rjHhjK

#EPR #ExtendedProducerResponsibility #FMCGwaste #wastefootprint #packaging
Kolekt launches new solution to packaging waste to meet EPR regulations. — Kolekt - Waste Tech Ecosystems
KOLEKT has joined forces with Waste Hubs Indonesia (WaHu) to launch the Kolekt Exchange Certificate (KXC) platform, a new verifiable system for plastic waste management. Kolekt Exchange offers Fast-Mo...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Safer, stronger waste cooperatives in Rio: new equipment, facility upgrades, PPE, training, legal regularisation and @kolektnews.bsky.social digital tracking. Lower risk, faster work, verifiable impact: real additionality.

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October 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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For policymakers considering #EPR implementation, a fundamental question is: who should pay the fees? Is it the Producer, Importer or Brand Owner, or a retailer/wholesaler that puts the product on the local market who should bear the financial responsibility?

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#packaging
EPR -Who pays? — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
For policymakers considering Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) implementation, a fundamental question arises: who exactly should pay these EPR fees? Is it the Producer, Importer or Brand Owner, o...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The next in our EPR legislation development article series looks at the two different approaches to how companies could be asked to report their market inputs.

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#EPR #wastemanagement #plasticpollution #plasticlegislation #wastelegislation
In verifying EPR: declaring products, not just material Kgs is essential — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
For policymakers seeking to implement effective Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, the technical decisions they must make hold profound implications for success. This article looks at...
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May 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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VAT in EPR schemes works against the inclusion of informal collectors, undermining the efficiency and effectiveness in emerging markets.

#EPR #extendedproducerresponsibility #wastemanagement #recycling #wastepolicy #plasticwaste #packaging #wastepickers

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EPR and VAT — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
This article looks at how ‘VAT discrimination’ against informal collectors not only deprives these vital actors of much-needed income, but also undermines the efficiency and effectiveness of EPR schem...
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April 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) offers a serious solution for the financing of waste management. But, is an Industry or Government-led approach better? And what are the consequences of making the wrong choice?

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#EPR #recycling #wastemanagement #waste
Is an Industry or Government-led approach to EPR better? — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) offers a serious solution for the financing of waste management. But, is an Industry or Government-led approach better? And what are the consequences of making t...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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KOLEKT has identified 21 critical decision points that governments must address to optimise EPR regulations. This article highlights the critical role of informal waste collectors, and the necessity of integrating them into #EPR frameworks.

#wastepickers #Recycling

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How to involve informal collectors in EPR regulations — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
This article highlights the critical role of informal collectors, the challenges they face, and the necessity of integrating them into effective EPR frameworks.
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April 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Should governments introduce mandatory EPR regulations from the outset, or start with a more gradual voluntary EPR regulation? We weigh up the pros and cons of both options in our EPR focus series:

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#EPR #EPRpolicy #wastemanagement #packaging #plasticpollution
Mandatory vs. Voluntary Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
Extended producer Responsibility (EPR) offers a serious solution for the financing of waste management. Here we weigh up the policy options of Mandatory and Voluntary EPR, and look at the consequence...
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April 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Fantastic to hear the thoughts of some of the women involved with BVRio's Fishing For Litter programme this month. Twice a week they fish for waste, instead of fish, logging their 'catch' on Kolekt.

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#plasticpollution #FMCG #packaging #EPR
March 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Read about the full scope of BVRio's work in its annual report, featuring impacts of the Kolekt app, which reached 10,000 users last year, including 7500 informal #wastepickers

#circulareconomy #wastemanagement #plasticpollution #EPR
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The BVRio Annual Report 2024 is out! We are actively contributing to global environmental protection efforts, driving initiatives that align finance, policy, and practical solutions for a climate-positive future.

Read the full report:

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#ClimateFinance #GreenEconomy
Front cover of the BVRio Annual Report
March 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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For the first time, an app was used to track waste collection during Rio's Carnival, offering a ground-breaking solution for waste traceability. 21.5 tonnes of waste were logged through KOLEKT.

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#WasteManagement #Recycling #EPR
Waste from world’s largest Carnival recorded with Kolekt — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
Waste from the world’s largest Carnival event went digital for the first time with Kolekt
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March 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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A significant limitation of #EPR regulations is the narrow focus of fees on collection, sorting, and transportation, overlooking the critical need for robust waste processing infrastructure.

Read our key recommendations for policymakers ⬇️

#recycling #wastepolicy

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Expanding EPR Fees Beyond Collection to Infrastructure Development — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
KOLEKT has identified 21 critical decision points that governments must address to optimise EPR regulations and expedite implementation by at least five years.
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March 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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The Plastic Collective will start using the KOLEKT waste management app to monitor all its plastics purchasing and processing transactions by its partner projects in Ghana and Indonesia.

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#plasticpollution #endplasticpollution #recycling #plasticwaste #wastemanagement
Plastic Collective chooses KOLEKT — Kolekt - Waste recovery solutions
Plastic Collective chooses KOLEKT for monitoring and traceability of waste transactions
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March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Two of the nine waste cooperatives that @bvrionews.bsky.social is helping to professionalise in Rio de Janeiro have started receiving support to digitise their waste flow through the Kolekt app.

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#wastemanagement #wastepickers #recycling #circulareconomy #kolektapp
BVRio’s Maria Accioly, poses with members of waste cooperative Coop Ideal in Rio de Janeiro during a training session to help them start using the Kolekt waste management app.
March 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM