For the past year, EcoEmpower Alliance has been leading the charge on environmental advocacy in Northern Ghana through our “Clean North, Green North” initiative. With the help of local residents, youth groups, and institutions, we’ve organized clean-up exercises, public education campaigns, and community mobilization efforts to fight plastic pollution and promote environmental stewardship. These efforts have led to the removal of tons of plastic waste from streets, waterways, and dumpsites across the region.
But with each successful clean-up came a familiar and pressing question: What happens next?
Burning the collected waste would only worsen air pollution and pose health risks. Leaving the plastics at dumpsites would send them back into the same environment we worked so hard to protect. We knew that our response needed to go further. It had to be bold, transformative, and rooted in long-term solutions.
That’s why we’re proud to introduce the next phase of our journey: EcoCycle Ghana Ltd, a social enterprise born from our advocacy work, designed to give new life to plastic waste and new hope to the communities we serve.
EcoCycle Ghana Ltd isn’t just a recycling company. It’s an innovation built around people and purpose. The enterprise works to close the plastic loop by recovering waste and converting it into economically viable products—some intended for local use, others processed for international markets.
At the core of EcoCycle’s mission is inclusion. We are creating green jobs for marginalized women across the region, employing them in the collection, sorting, washing, and processing of plastics for upcycling and recycling. This means more than just cleaning the environment—it means creating income, skills development, and economic opportunities for women who have historically been left out of formal employment spaces.
Our production line will feature locally crafted, upcycled products that reflect Ghanaian creativity while addressing a global issue. From eco-friendly bags and accessories to processed plastic flakes for manufacturing and export, EcoCycle is turning waste into value, and challenge into opportunity.
Transitioning from advocacy to enterprise doesn’t mean abandoning our values. It means scaling them. EcoCycle embodies our belief that environmental action can go hand in hand with social and economic empowerment. It’s proof that solutions can be local, circular, and deeply inclusive.
Our commitment remains clear: to help build a cleaner, greener, and more equitable Ghana. A Ghana where communities are thriving, the environment is protected, and waste becomes a source of hope and innovation.
We invite partners, supporters, and conscious consumers to walk this path with us. With EcoCycle Ghana Ltd, we’re not just recycling plastic. We’re redefining purpose, empowering people, and shaping a new kind of future.
