Recycle glass for road safety

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Single use glass bottles contribute to environmental pollution in Kenya. These are often used to package wines, spirits and premium beers. While Kenya enjoys a vibrant beer industry which has a stable system of using returnable glass bottles, beers and other alcoholic beverages that are imported come in single-use glass bottles. These bottles end up in our landfills. Consumer behavior has seen rampant littering and illegal dumping with these bottles being found on streets, highways and in gutters and when it rains, they are conveyed into our water bodies.

1. We intend to manufacture glass beads to be used as road markings to increase visibility in our roads which will reduce accidents and deaths. An analysis by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) shows a 3% increase in road carnage as of November 15, 2022, with fatalities standing at 4,432 compared to 4,271 during the same period in 2021. This is the highest death toll registered since Kenya’s independence.
2. We want to recycle these glass bottles for use in building cleaning maintenance and surface restoration where hazardous chemicals are normally used.

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