Community Cleanup Cuts Waste by 50% How a Nairobi Neighborhood Used RecycloAI to Transform Their Streets In Nairobi’s outer districts, where the sidewalks once overflowed with garbage and forgotten electronics, something unexpected happened. It wasn’t a citywide campaign or a government sweep. It was neighbors, tired of the smell and the sight of trash everywhere, who decided they’d had enough. What sparked the change? A simple app RecycloAI gave them just enough guidance to clean up their streets and cut local waste by half in just two months. Facing a Growing Problem Before RecycloAI entered the scene, the neighborhood faced: Piles of e-waste dead phones, broken fans, and old cords scattered in alleys. Confusion around how or where to recycle anything. A lack of community-wide waste sorting or awareness. Children walking to school through garbage-littered streets. The problems weren’t just about clutter they were about health, safety, and being stuck in a cy...
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RecycloAI and the E-Waste Dilemma: Why Your Old Gadgets Deserve a Smarter Goodbye We live in a world where electronics rule just about everything. From the phone in your pocket to the fridge in your kitchen, tech has taken over but so has its aftermath. Enter e-waste: all the broken, outdated, or tossed-aside electronics we stop using. It’s one of the fastest-growing types of waste, and yet, most people have no clue what to do with it. Here’s the deal. Electronics are made with metals, plastics, and chemicals that don’t just vanish when you throw your old phone in the bin. A lot of them end up in landfills, where they leak harmful stuff into soil and water. Even worse? Some are shipped overseas and handled in unsafe ways by workers who are often just trying to survive. E-waste isn't just about trash. It's about lost value. Inside those discarded devices are rare materials like gold, copper, and lithium. Things we mine at a high cost to the planet but throw away without thi...